There were many errors that led to what seemed to be an everlasting empire to its downfall. The Western Roman Republic got pounded with Political and economic disasters, horrific diseases and foreign invaders. These pressures could not be withstood even by the best of its time, which is why the Western Roman Empire fell.
Political problems brought Western Rome to a downfall. Out of all the Roman emperors only a couple helped Rome. The rest were cruel, mean, greedy and were not worthy of being Emperor. These Romans got into power by inheriting the throne. There was no system for finding a new emperor, so it was auctioned to the senate. Many of the emperors were killed by the Praetorian Guard a spy group in Rome. The Praetorian Guard were hired
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This started when Roman legions wanted an increase in salary and forced taxes to be raised. They threatened that if Romans didn't pay them more they wouldn't protect Rome. Romans did, but started buying goods from other countries or empires. This decreased economic growth within Rome because not many citizens would buy the goods there. Rome sent trading ships to merchants out into the Mediterranean Sea, but pirates looted the ships and took their money. After that the republic made higher tariffs where the taxes on imported goods cost increased Romans stopped buying imported goods which led to gold not being imported into Rome as often. This also was because no one explored new land. Less and less gold and normal coins was produced. Since inflation happened where the price of the coins went up, but value went down, not many Roman citizens had money or coins any more, so they traded goods for goods instead. This was bartering, but when Rome had a drought, farmers could not produce food and goods. Many Romans did not have food and starved. Farmers, traders and merchants migrated to the cities for living and jobs. The economic downfall of the Roman Republic was a big problem in Roman …show more content…
When the drought was happening many Romans moved to the city. This was an issue because Rome became too over populated and some people didn't have a place to go. Many Romans had to live on the street because of this. Also the water from aqueducts ran into lead pipes that led into Rome. This was a major problem because the lead from the pipes got into many water sources which go into the drinking water. Not only was lead in water, but it was also on eating utensils and dishware so illness was easy to get. Some water led to communal baths which are for Roman citizens to bathe in. The water was really warm in the baths so bacteria spread quick. This was very bad because if one person was sick in the bath than everyone would potentially become sick. Bathrooms in Rome were advanced, but were very unsanitary. Some people would even keep their urine for bleach. Another sickness in Rome spread and it was Malaria. Malaria killed many and there was no way of stopping it. Empires including Attila the Hun did not want to enter Rome because they were scared they might get Malaria. There was also the Bubonic plague which killed vast amounts of people. A big part of Rome’s population died or got bad diseases
The year is 476 A.D. and the Roman Empire has collapsed after being overthrown by barbarians. Looking back, the causes of Rome’s decline can be separated into four categories, social, economic, military, and political. The social aspects of Rome’s fall are the rise of christianity and civil wars. The rise of christianity displaced Rome’s polytheistic roots which viewed the emperor as having a godly status. Pope and church leaders took an increased role in political affairs which further complicated governance. Civil wars also deteriorated the empire. More than 20 men took the throne in only 75 years and the empire was thrust into chaos. The economic aspects of Rome’s fall were high taxes from the government and labor deficit. The roman empire
The Roman empire was a very large and successful empire, although like many things it had to come to an end. The three primary reasons that had most contributed to Rome's fall is foreign invasions, military weakness , and weak leadership.
What can cause a strong empire to fall? Rome is known for having many achievements that have helped to advance culture such as, aqueducts, irrigation systems, and trade. They also helped improve the structure of cities by plotting them in grids which are still used today. Also, religions are taken very seriously. In fact, it got so serious that rulers insisted that they were to be worshiped as the god.
The fall of Rome occurred over many centuries and was caused by several factors including military decay, barbarian invasions, and the failure of the government to respond to these problems.
The economics of the Roman Empire soon hit rock bottom due to the high taxation to support the army. Gold was also eroding since Rome was no longer bringing new resources through the expansion. Emperors then tried to mint coins out of silver and copper instead and the end result was inflation and dramatic rises in Noochintra 2 prices on goods. There were many things that brought Rome to its downfall, but the biggest one was the violence and the ruthless ambition of men such as Marius, Sulla, and of course Julius Caesar. That ultimately destroyed the Roman republic.
Because Rome had grown massively, the government had to inflate many prices and impose mass taxation to pay
Rome was once one of the world's greatest empire until around 200 BCE when Rome started to crumble. The Fall of Rome did not happen suddenly, it took about 1100 years to take place. The first two centuries as an empire were named the "Pax Romana", which meant the time of Roman peace. The Romans were living the life, without a worry in the world. So how and why did Rome start to collapse, if the empire was was doing so grand and magnificent? To answer that question, the primary reasons that Rome started to decline were that the Romans had difficulty with their government which caused social problems/decay, their military was falling behind on their duties and became indolent, and natural disasters.
In the third century AD, the Roman Empire was thrown into chaos through several civil wars due to a lust for power; many people were only interested in how influential they were, rather than acting for the benefit of the country. Since the Roman Empire was constantly expanding and becoming more powerful, Diocletian, the emperor at the time, deemed it to be too big to be ruled by only one emperor. The Empire was split into two parts, the Eastern Roman Empire and the Western Roman Empire. The Western Roman Empire didn’t last long; it fell during the 5th century AD when it was conquered by the barbarians. The Eastern Empire lasted a thousand years before it finally fell at the hands of the Turkish.
...on military expansion as it put strain on the Roman government as it cost them many economic and military casualties as they were losing a load of money hiring soldiers to invade and often replace them when they died without gaining from the lands they conquered. In my opinion, this is the major factor pertaining to the collapse of the Roman Empire. The political corruption allowed the Praetorian Guard to be above the law and announce whoever they wanted as Emperor regardless of whether they were capable of the task. The dependence on slave labour caused high unemployment and the stagnation of technology for the last 400 years of the Roman Empire. The Roman Empire is said to have completely collapsed when the German barbarians overthrew the last Emperor, Romulus Augustus in 476 and introduced a more democratic form of government which was very short-lived.
All empires must come to an end. The Mongols, Ottomans, and Holy Roman Empires all don’t exist anymore. Even, the United Stated of America will come to its end in one point in time. Everything that goes up must come down. Even, Rome, one of the world’s greatest civilizations. To summarize, The Roman Empire fell because of ineffective leaders, the crumbling economy, and invasions by the Germanic Tribes.
The Roman Republic ultimately failed due to the lack of large-scale wars and other crises that had united the Roman populous early in the history of the Roman Republic. Roman leadership and honor became compromised. In the absence of war and crisis, Rome’s leaders failed to develop the honor and leadership necessary to maintain the Republic.
The Downfall of Rome started from the inside with: political turmoil, social apathy, weakening military, and over taxation. The citizens lost their sense of patriotism in the country creating a trend of social apathy. Negligence and laziness brought the once great military to its knees. Lastly over taxation polluted the economic system causing a rise in poverty. Rome had to face adversities it could not overcome and the importance of acknowledging them is to ensure that the countries of today’s world do not make the same mistakes.
The Roman Empire has been through many of changes in its time as an empire. As well as evolutions that changed the way it was ran as and who it ran. The Roman Empire which was the East and West went through a series of evolutions that changed the Empire for the good and for the worse. During the third and fifth century’s there were trajectories the played a huge role in the evolution of the Roman Empire regions in the East and the West. Subsequently, I will be describing the principle factors that caused those trajectories in the Roman Empire.
Rome was massive. It is known to be the first city that held one million citizens. It was also strong. The army was huge, and Rome seemed invincible, but unfortunately, Rome started to molder. Political aspects, economical issues, deadly diseases, and ruthless foreign invaders all eventually lead to the fall of the seemingly undefeatable Western Roman Empire.
The fall of the Roman Empire happened after a extensive history of power. History’s biggest empire collapsed after about 1000 years. This occurred because Rome changed for the worst during the end of its time of power. Rome had 147 emperors throughout its time in control. There were also the good and corrupt times of Rome which all happened before the unexpected fall of the biggest empire in history. There are precise reasons for why the Roman Empire fell. The reasons the Roman Empire fell are that Christianity became the religion in Rome, the empire became too big, and overtime the empire decayed.