Rome Social Problems

As the Romans economy faltered, so did their social well being. Without work to pay the citizens, they had to steal what they could not afford. The crime rate increased as citizens stole more and more

Due to the mass amounts of civil war taken place on Roman land, farming and agriculture greatly suffered. Land was over worked and overused causing the land to become infertile. Soon food shortages and diseases caused the population to decrease. From the cumulations of lost money to war and farming the economy weakened and inflation became high. The gap between the rich and poor gradually increased and the economy weakened. Between civil wars, high taxation, and food shortages, citizens lost a sense patriotism that once flourished throughout society.

Another reason Rome fell is because of the destructive and violent disasters that happened. In (Doc F), in the year 366 AE there was a violent earthquake that left the shores of the Mediterranean Sea dry. This showed that the lack of water could mean less fishing and the lack of water could have created problems for people. Then there was a flood that wiped fifty thousand people away in the city of Alexandria alone. Next there was a plague that swept through Rome and sent their population from 1 million to 250,000 thousand people. (Doc F). This

To begin with, one of the main problems of the Roman Empire was their economic problems and corruption. For example, in an excerpt of a historical text written by Priscus, which was a Roman ambassador to the Huns in 449 C.E, he reported a conversation he had with a former citizen whose land had been conquered by the Huns. In their conversation the former Roman citizen stated, “ The conditions of [Roman] subjects in time of peace [is worse than war]...taxes are very severe, and unprincipled men inflict injuries on others… A [wealthy lawbreaker] … is not punished for his injustice, while a poor man … undergoes the legal penalty… The climax of misery is to have to pay in order to obtain justice…” This supports that one main problem that ended the Roman empire was economic problems and corruption because it shows that if rich people in Rome committed a crime they would only have to bribe their way out of trouble while on the other hand poor people will have to face their consequences which is unfair so when they got invaded by the Huns they decided that it was best if they conquered than to join the military to help their empire. In addition another economic problem is that the the Roman Emperors had to pay their own soldiers to stay loyal which lead to emperors having to mint more coins which is further supported by BrainPop which states, “Roman emperors often bribed their soldiers with money to make sure they remained loyal. And when emperors didn’t have enough to pay their troops, they would mint cheaper coins. This caused the value of Roman money to plummet.” This also supports that one important cause that caused the Roman Empire to decline was the corruption and economic problems because in order for a empire or a civilization to function efficiently, they need to respect all people

Rome was, in its more wholesome years, a prosperous city-turned-empire with many brave hearts fighting to expand it. Rome started out as a small and humble town around 750 BC, and, a few years later, took advantage of this weakness and obscureness and put its amount of hard-workers to use. They took over Greece and many others, also creating one of the most powerful and humongous armies to behold the Mediterranean World. Everywhere from Scotland to Egypt to Asia Minor to Spain, there were Romans. Though, why, in 5th century AD, did it fall?

Deniz Nemli Roman Empire DBQ The Roman Empire was one of the strongest and most significant empires in history. All good things, however, eventually come to an end. After prospering for over 200 years, the Roman Empire fell due to rise and expansion.

The trade routes became unsecure and access to the silk road became very difficult. Due to the fact that Rome flourished on trade, this weakened the economy too. In conclusion, the barbaric invasions not only weakened Rome, but the military and Rome's economy as

This caused the empire to get many attacks from the barbarians. This is an important point because this shows that this was a reason for the Fall of Rome. According to Document C, social problems plagued the empire, including a decline in morals and values. Due to the rising unemployment, crimes, and violence made the streets of larger cities of Rome very unsafe.

First off is economic problems and the main problem is that Roman money became less and less valuable everyday. Another problem of the roman economy is that the law was very easy to bribe the rich can basically avoid the law by just paying them. This is said by Pricus a Roman ambassador to the Huns in document E. Taxes were also very high and this made Roman citizens mad and began to riot. This piece of evidence is also said by Priscus in document E. The emperor themself would steal just for their own personal gain. This was said in the brain PoP “The Fall of Rome”. Rome had a very

The government in Rome was very corrupt. They were self-centered and only cared about their own problems. They had no knowledge of what was going on around them, which made it easy for invaders to attack.

Though the Roman’s had set standards for today’s legal conventions (guilt must be clearly identified, right to stand trial, equal peer jury, ect.) the government began to allow wealth leniency over the pore. According to Document E: Economic Corruption, “the condition of [Roman] subjects in time of peace [ is worse than war]… taxes are very severe, and unprincipled men inflict injuries on others.” Personally I believe that the taxation brought on excessive stress on citizens, causing them to become aggressive. When aggression grows between citizens, an outrage in the cities would begin to cause chaos and dishevel the government and empire. According to the same document, Document E: Economic Corruption, “A [wealthy lawbreaker] is not punished for his injustice while a poor man… undergoes the legal penalty.” With the corruption of money adding to the disorder, it was only time before the empire declined and became more susceptible to

Because people had to pay a lot for taxes, they would have less money to support their families. Also, since Rome had many poor people, this was a burden for them. In addition, after Rome stopped expanding, there was no new income for the Roman Empire, people had to pay more taxes; therefore, it was a hardship for the Roman citizens. Some people may disagree with me because they think that paying taxes is the duty of the Roman people. True that the Roman people should pay taxes; however, it should be reasonable amount so that they would still have enough money to support their families. This reason is strongly showed that the Roman Empire did not care for the poor people. Instead of helping the poor, they forced the poor to pay high taxes; thus, making their lives

As Rome was facing attacks from the outside there was an even deeper problem happening from within and it was their economy. Rome’s constant war and overspending in building its empire was becoming costly. As their treasury depleted they decided to impose hard taxation to account for the new expense they were generating. Which actually caused many people who were apart of the upper class to move to the countryside to avoid the oppressive taxes(Andrews) . Another economic problem is that inflation began to occur. Marcus Aurelius increased the copper content of the silver coins and then after that there was even more severe inflation on it way(Starr 144-145). A third problem with the economy, also politically, was that there was an ever growing expansion of bureaucracy. The expansion of their government caused more and more officials to have to be paid. Not to mentions cities already were having a hard

A huge contribution was crime. Crime is very bad, wherever it is. For a huge rate in crime to increase, it affected Rome a lot. Another social problem was the people in the lower classes get poorer because of inflation. This then impacts some changes in faiths and beliefs within the Roman Empire.

Much of the economic might of Rome came from the Plebeians, and they worked hard for it. Select few lived within Rome itself protected by the walls. Those who didn’t live behind sturdy walls were always the hardest hit when things turned bad for Rome. If they did lose their homes or crops, there were, even more, issues for the Plebeians as they would need a line of debt to rebuild. This is something any Plebeian feared as the debt laws were very harsh indeed. The laws were worded so that anyone who couldn’t pay back the debt they owed were to be jailed or to work it off to their debtors. This debt almost always came from a Patriation member looking for new workers.