Western Roman Empire Research Paper

The Roman Empire fell of multiple reasons. Some say it was because leaders were corrupted or it was economic issues. The reasons that will be talked about further on are, surrounding cities invaded Rome, Christianity spread, and their borders became to hard to control.

Rome was a grand empire that lasted many years. Eventually the empire did have to fall, but the reason that such a great empire fell is unclear. The fall of the Roman Empire was mainly caused by its size, the economy, the spread of christianity, and the many enemies of Rome.

The seemingly unstoppable Roman empire was certain to fall in a matter of time. Even though Rome was majorly affected by external attacks, I feel like the fall was because of the internal decline. The economy and social issues were the key factors that led to the descent of the large empire. A vast amount of their problems came from within the city. Every decision that Rome made had an extensive effect on the city itself and the rest of the world. Many foolish decisions made by terrible emperors weakened the city and eventually cause the many aspects of Roman life to crumble.

The Roman Empire fell because of military problems, natural Disasters, and most importantly legal injustice. One major reason for the fall of the Roman Empire was military problems. In document B, it says that *Roman soldiers had problems with armor. Their breastplates and helmets were to heavy so they decided not to wear them.

The Roman Empire took over after the Greeks fell and it thrived over the years. But when the Pax Romana came along, the empire was developing a “soft belly” which was becuase of the upper class becoming lazy and losing their edge. At this point is where they fall. The reasons for the great empire fell because of their government, military, and the natural disaster problems.

Some external factors that lead to the fall of Rome are plagues and decline in trade. Evidence of these two factors can be found in document 1. Evidence in document 1 can be found when it says, “There was a noticeable decline in trade and small industry and the labor shortage caused by the plague affected both the military recruiting and the economy. Armies were needed more than ever but financial struggles made it difficult to pay and enlist more soldiers.”.And this evidence shows that the plague and lack of trade, gave less money to Rome, which made them pay their soldier less, and gave less of a reason to join the military. Which then gave their armies less power, and made it easier to let attackers take land, kill Roman armies, and make Rome have less power, leading to the fall of Rome. Although the other external factor that lead to the fall of Rome was attackers, (raiders, Huns, etc). Evidence of this is in document 5. In document 5 it shows that “The visigoths raided Greece, killed Emperor Valens and took over south of Danube.” Also there were vandals who invaded Italy, conquered North Africa, and destroyed other parts of Rome. Which lead to the fall of Rome because there was chaos that allowed leaders to make bad decisions (such as exempting upper class from laws and diverting the army to churches). And allowed the leaders to be assassinated in midst of the chaos. And that made Rome’s land shrink and lose power without ; Emperor Valens and other Emperors being assassinated, raids in Balkan and Greece, the Visigoths taking and invading Italy, and raiding/ransacking Rome. And they [Visigoths] were able to take over and conquered North Africa and Carthage. And without those pieces of land and having to battle with the attackers attackers Rome lost power and

Rome was once a powerful aristocracy empire that was feared and didn't want to mess with but down the line things went wrong time and time again like the negligence of the army, the constant natural disasters, and the treatment of their citizens, because of this happening Rome eventually fell and was no more.

“...sacked by outside invaders… Italy and the west were shattered…” (Primary Reasons for the fall of Rome article). When the main point of an empire gets taken over, worry spreads. Worry makes people unsure and they start freaking out. This causes chaos and chaos lead to even more disaster. Rome was first invaded by the Visigoths (Doc C).

The Roman Empire Fell because of internal and external problems. The primary causes for the fall of Rome were because of government corruption, weak military, and disaster & disease. Government corruption was a great contributor to the fall of Rome. From 235-285 C, there were 19 Roman Emperors and 13 of the emperors were assassinated (Doc A). The people

From 50 BCE until the year 200 CE the Roman Empire was the super power of the Mediterranean world. The Roman Empire was always growing but then the empire started to slowly fall apart. According to Document C, two reasons why Economic and Social Problems might be the primary reason for the Fall of Rome was that they were maintaining an army to defend the borders of the Empire. Due to barbarian attacks this shows that it was a constant strain on government.

The causes of the Roman Empire was because of social, economic, and military reasons. Rome fell because of social problems. In document 1 “Overwhelming majority of the population”. In document 2 “Christianity had some influence on the decline and fall of the Roman Empire”. These are social causes of the fall of

So that led to Rome’s decline and it’s fall. Second, the empire’s military switched sides in war. It says in document 5 that the military switched sides in war.

One reason Rome fell was the economic problems and corruption. First of all, since the military was so weak, the leaders kept dying. Mostly of assassination. For example, in the chart in document A, 13 emperors were assassinated. Also a lot of the time the leaders would have bribed the military to stay loyal. The leaders, the people chose, had enemies. The enemies would assassinate them, and take their place. The leaders also made horrible decisions. The empire got weaker and weaker every leader. Everything kept changing. Since most of the leaders didn’t agree with what the other leader previously made legal. The laws were all over the place.

    The Fall of the Western Roman Empire were caused by many different reasons. The Western Roman Empire is the Western part of the Roman Empire, being only part of what the Roman Empire was. There were many issues within the Western Roman Empire, for example, all of the Barbarian Invasions, their government issues, and the division of the empire. These all had major effects on the Empire and caused it to crumble.

To begin with, one reason why the Roman Empire fell was due to their military weakness. They got weak by when they abandoned parade ground drills. They also got weak and lazy when they thought that their armor started getting heavy, therefore they did not want to wear it. According to Vegetius, the roman historian, they did not wear their armor so they were exposed to wounds, in which they wanted to run and not fight/battle, for the roman empire. Once the military