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Topic: The Fall of the Roman Empire

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Reasons for the Fall of Rome:
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Empire splits into two

empires - one half falls
Disease, especially plague
Civil wars
Jealousy of leaders
Barbarians invading
Slaves had no rights
High Taxation
Christianity made it tough
to recruit to the army
Collapse of Government
Too much land to protect
Mistreatment of the
barbarians
Famine
Wasted Resources
Education breakdown
Endless wars
All of the above
Patriotism
Corruption
Internal conflict
Trade default
Lead poisoning
Weak military
Betrayal
Brutally attacked
No empire
Visigoths sack Rome, and
then other barbarian groups,
such as the Vandals, Huns, Anglo
Saxons, etc.

Decline in
Morals and

Resources were being wasted

and the poors were left with

Emperors like Caligula and

Nero became infamous for

Values

Public Health

Political
Corruption

nothing.

wasting money on lavish

parties where guests drank
and ate until they became
sick (Fall of the Roman
Empire).
The water pipes were made of The wealthy death rate was
lead which is poisonous, and
very high. The continuous
the romans ate the dead
interaction of people at
bodies in the colleseum which theColosseum, the blood and
spread diseases.
death probable spread
disease. (Fall of the Roman
Empire)
Not all the emperor were good Rome had 37 different
and was liked. A lot of them
emperors - 25 of whom were
were removed through
removed from office by
assasination and this makes it assassination. This contributed
hard to get a good ruler.
to the overall weaknesses,
decline and fall of the empire.
(Fall of the Roman Empire)

Unemploymen
t

Farmers will only make more

money if they dont pay their
workers. And then the farmers
who have less money lose
their belongings and rebel
and commit crime.

Inflation

The prices increased which

stopped people from buying
things like food and soon die.

Many farmers can not

compete with these low
prices and lost or sold their
farms.[...] These were not
only a burden but also had
little to do but cause
trouble and contribute to
an ever increasing crime
rate.(Fall of the Roman
Empire)
The roman economy
suffered from inflation (an
increase in prices)
beginning after the reign of
Marcus Aurelius. Once the
Romans stopped
conquering new lands, the

Urban Decay

Military
Spending

THE FINAL
BLOWS

flow of gold into the

Roman economy
decreased.(Fall of the
Roman Empire)
The houses for the poor was
The more shaky wooden
very bad. And the house was
stairs a family had to
so bad that the people living
climb, the cheaper the rent
there died. And the city soon
became. The upper
rotted away.
apartments that the poor
rented for $40 a year were
hot, dirty, crowed, and
dangerous. Anyone who
could not pay the rent was
forced to move out and
live on the crime-infested
streets. Because of this
cities began to decay.(Fall
of the Roman Empire)
The Empire spended too
Maintaining an army to
much moeny on military left
defend the border of the
very little for other vital things Empire from barbarian
like housing and food.
attacks was a constant
drain on the government.
Military spending left few
resources for other vital
activities, such as
providing public housing
and maintaining quality
roads and aqueducts.(Fall
of the Roman Empire)
At the last chance, the AntiThen in 476 A. D. the
Romans attack Rome at the
Germanic general Odacer or
last second and Rome falls.
Odovacar overthrew the last of
the Roman Emperors,
Augustulus Romulus. From
then on the western part of the
Empire was ruled by Germanic
chieftain. Roads and bridges
were left in disrepair and fields
left untilled. Pirates and
bandits made travel unsafe.

Cities could not be maintained

without goods from the farms,
trade and business began to
disappear. And Rome was no
more in the West. The total fall
of the Roman empire.(Fall of
the Roman Empire)
Summary:
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Overall, some of the
Fall of the Roman Empire
main resons why Rome
fell is THE FINAL
BLOWS, Public Health,
and Decline in Morals and
Values.

Top 3 Reasons for the Fall of the Roman Empire

Reason: THE FINAL BLOWS
The number one reason for the fall of the Roman Empire is THE FINAL
BLOWS. This is because it the last time for the Anti-Romans to attack was after
all the diseases, rebellion, etc. fFrom what had happened. This lead one open area
for the Anti-Romans to attack and wipe-out the whole populated empire. According
to the text from The Fall of the Roman Empire, This left the Roman border open to
attack. Gradually Germanic hunters and herders from the north began to overtake
Roman lands in Greece and Gaul (later France). [...] From then on the western part
of the Empire was ruled by Germanic chieftain. Roads and bridges were left in
disrepair and fields left untilled. Pirates and bandits made travel unsafe. Cities could
not be maintained without good s from the farms, trade and business began to
disappear. And Rome was no more in the West. The total fall of the Roman empire.
This quote says that them taking control of the Roman Empire, the Barbarians
attacked at the right moment and this cause Rome to fall. Overall, THE FINAL
BLOWS is the main reason how the Roman Empire fall.

Reason: Public Health

The number two reason for the fall of the Roman Empire is public health.
The reason is that the there were many diseases such as small pox and it is

happening a lot. The wealthy death rate was very high. The continuous
interaction of people at the Colosseum, the blood and death probable spread
disease. This a quote from The Fall of the Roman Empire. The Romans all care
about is entertainment even if it is violent and yet they are not paying attention to
the health. Overall, public health caused one of the a lot of people to die.

Reason: Decline in Morals and Values

The decline in morals and values. This means that things and useful resources
were wasted and the needys will soon get nothing and die. This is a quote from Fall
of the Roman Empire, Emperors like Caligula and Nero became infamous for
wasting money on lavish parties where guests drank and ate until they became
sick. From the quote, people sooned learned that it is very bad to waste things.
Even though it didnt make a very big impact on wiping out Rome, it soon caused
other problems to occur so it has a major role for the dark ages.

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of the website like this: (The Fall of Rome)