The Rise Of Rome: The Fall Of The Roman Empire

Rome was not built in a day and it did not fall in a day either. Rome is documented as one of the most powerful and dominant civilizations of its time. But how could a civilization so dominant fall so quickly? There were multiple reasons why the civilization fell quickly. The Romans were becoming weaker, which made them vulnerable to attack. The new religion of Christianity was also a contributor to the fall. The group that had ultimately brought the Romans down were the Visigoths. The Visigoths was ruled by a powerful leader named Alaric, who used to be a main General for Theodosis in the Roman Empire. After the empire had fallen, the Middle Ages, also known as the Dark Ages, had begun. During this time, life was hard and not as luxurious

They had begged Alaric to allow supply into the city, but Alaric gave them no mercy. Alaric and his troops were able to enter the empire, destroying and killing anyone who was in their path. They only stayed for three days and later left to travel towards the Italian coast. Alaric later died after his conquest of

People of Europe branched out and were living in villages instead of cities. The peasants never travelled throughout the country on the old Roman roads because they knew of the danger that lied ahead of them. These peasants were not considered free people and were stuck in the same village for much of their lives. Times during the Middles ages were difficult, dangerous and gloomy. Few of these peasants during this time did not know how to read or write and since the Roman empire had an army to protect the people, once it had fallen, there was no protections against invaders. These villages had to produce for themselves and survived on the resources that they made. They never traded with others around them because most of these villages produced the same crops and losing your life during this time was a high chance (Hay, 192). These peasants were not ruled by a government or ruler during these times. The only thing that brought them together was Christianity and it brought them connection to the outside world (Hay, 192). They were followers of Jesus Christ and believed he would lead them in the right direction. These villages had their own lord who they would look upon for guidance during these times. There were rules for the peasants and people within this religion. Some of the rules included not leaving the village without the