The Roman Empire at this time was very large as it stretched from North Africa to the northern parts of the Britannica. Because of their vast amount of territory and relative peace in the empire, Roman emperors did not feel the need to expand and conquer further. Without the wealth that came about from conquests, the Roman government was forced to fund the army themselves, and although the military did not necessarily become weaker, the nature of the army changed from offensive to defensive. Men stopped joining the army due to this less glorious approach, and thus the army weakened. By the 4th century, a diminished military and the incompetence of new emperors eventually led to the downfall of the Roman Empire at the hands of invading Germanic people such as the Goths and Visigoths.
History has shown that Rome fell because of the Roman army, foreign invasions, and disasters and diseases. One of the primary reasons for the fall of Rome was the Roman army. “Because of negligence and laziness”, they stopped having training drills, and they also got rid of their armour piece by piece. Since the soldiers rarely wore armour, breastplates and helmets began to seem heavy. This made the Romans prone to injuries and “because they have no armor, think about running and not fighting” (Document B).
The reason for this is because the army couldn’t defend the empire. Due to the army not being able to defend the empire, other regions quickly stepped up and tried to make the empire part of their own. The barbarians succeeded, and the Barbarian General Odoacer simply deposed the boy Emperor Romulus Augustulus and took the empire for himself. Another reasonable cause of the Roman Empire would be bankruptcy. Its leaders who became far too selfish and self-absorbed bankrupted Rome.
The Tsar made many failures as Commander in chief of the army especially at the battle of Tannenburg where the majority of the Russian second army was destroyed which forced the Russian army to retreat. This coupled with other military defeats led to mass desertions towards cities. It also led to many soldiers knowing of the Tsars failures which would have supported the claim for a revolution. The war effort also caused the Zemstva and the Congress of Representatives of Industry and Trade to grow which were used to help stimulate production and provide medical facilities. The government failed to efficiently incorporate these into the war effort which resulted in them becoming a symbol for the shortcomings in the war effort.
The Romans were once the most influential people in the world. Although they changed the way people viewed architecture and education, their government, culture, and trade system changed, yet somewhat stayed the same. From 500 BCE to 476 CE, these three topics were areas of advancement and achievement in the Roman Empire. Before 500 BCE, the Roman Empire was just that; an empire. However, when the Roman citizens got tired of dictatorship, the government drastically changed.
First of all, the fall of the Roman Empire was caused by foreign invasions. In Document C, there was a map that showed the groups of people that conquered Rome. It shows that the Huns from China took over Rome. So did the Vandals and Visigoths in 439 CE and 418 CE. Also, on a timeline, it states that invasions began from 27 BCE and they ended during 476 CE, when Rome fell.
WHY DID CAESAR EMBARK ON CIVILWAR? Caesar found it necessary to cross the Rubicon for many reasons, most of all due to the new regulations set by Pompey in Rome. During Caesar_s campaign in Gaul, Pompey was the most powerful man in the government, and he intended to keep it that way. Lucan states, ” Caesar could no longer endure a superior, nor Pompey an equal.‘ After Crassus died, the triumvirate between these three men broke down and Pompey and Caesar became rivals. In 52 BC, Pompey became sole-consul, and passed legislations which affected Caesar_s position in power.
Despite his selfish reign, Augustus is collectively referred to as one of the most dominant and ideal leaders in history due to the obvious facts that he: unified a powerless Senate, rebuilt the Capitol, and most importantly expanded the Roman Empire. However, further examination of Augustus’s personally and selfishly written deeds reveal quite the opposite when acknowledging the murder of his uncle. Through this acknowledgement, it is evident Augustus did not evolve into the ideal leader portrayed throughout the “Deeds of Divine Augustus”, but on the contrary, a vengeful dictator seeking world domination found through retaliation against his Uncle’s
Fall of Rome Grand Canyon University Near-Eastern History HIS 318 February 26, 2012 Fall of Rome From an early civilization to kingdom, to a Republic and then to an Empire, Rome was the most powerful, influential and one of the largest cities of the western world for more than five centuries (Seindal, 2003). Unfortunately, due to some poor decisions by emperors resulted in a weakened economy along with political and military turmoil and life as the Roman citizens knew it would all come crumbling down and the Western Roman Empire would never be the same. Of course the vast empire of Rome was not built in a day and it certainly didn’t fall in one day, it was more like a slow decline over a hundred years until their borders were
However, although the empire was in decline, it still had political dominance over Western Europe. Art and education prospered as well as civility. The Emperor was the ruler of all the lands controlled by the empire. Because the Roman Empire was so vast the Emperor was the sole ruler of large quantities of land while the