It had a decline because their emperor died, the economy fell and Germanic tribes invaded Rome. The Roman Empire declined from Economic and Military reasons. It declined because it ended the Pax Romana period with the death of Marcus Aurelius in 152 AD, who was the emperor that made the Roman Empire reach its peak, which began violence. Aurelius’s son, Commodus, bankrupted treasury in 192 AD and over the next century, Romans began to fight each other. The economy went down because of the rising prices.
Secondly the adoption of Christianity ruined unity in Rome. Thirdly Rome`s military short comings ruined their civilization in the long run. In conclusion the Roman Empire caused its own demise. Rome`s economic policies created an unsustainable Rome. When the Roman system of capturing foreign lands and enslaving them started to fail so did the Roman economy, the over inflation of the Roman economy lead to a loss of economic freedom, the Romans lack of innovation lead to an
The causes for the fall of Rome can be divided into four categories: political, military, economic and social. Using the information you have read, identify one cause in each category and explain how it contributed to the decline of the Roman Empire. Military: Around the 4th century AD, the Roman military had become significantly feebler, mostly to the barbarians who had been attempting to breach Rome's borders for years. Soon, the barbarians began to gain access to the Western Empire on an even larger scale then before, first as minor groups of settlers and soldiers, but ultimately as entire tribes. They sensed military flaws and began to found small kingdoms, like Gaul, Spain.
The Decline of Roman, Han and Gupta Empires The Roman and Han empires declined mainly because of internal problems within the state and epidemic diseases, while the Gupta’s were mainly affected by invasions. Internal problems within the Roman and Han empires one of the main reasons the decline. The Roman and Han were effected by large- scale outbreaks of epidemic diseases that really affected the population of the empires. The Gupta Empire was mainly declined by the invasions by the White Huns then the diseases or internal problems. One of the causes of the decline of the Roman and Han Empire is the internal problems within the state.
Why Did the Roman Republic Collapse? Keven Johnson Professor L. Reams History-1 70006 10 December 2012 Why Did the Roman Republic Collapse? The Roman republic was founded following the deposition of the last king of Rome. It was said that the Romans, tired of the tyranny of a monarchy, vowed that a king would never again rule Rome. This occurred sometime around 509 BC, and led to the creation of a new form of government called a republic.1 However, as the centuries passed, the republican dream slowly began to fade.
POPE LEO THE GREAT AND ATTILA THE HUN. The Western Roman Empire of the 5th century A.D. was only a reminiscence of the Empire former greatness. Corruption filled the government, which taxed its citizens so heavily that some fled beyond the Empire’s borders to live among the “barbarians.” Rome’s economy was wracked by the gradual loss of their conquered territories. The use of mercenaries had debilitated the once-invincible Roman Army. Rome sought peace through gold rather than by military might, paying some of the barbarian leaders to remains outside the Empire’s borders.
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. During the Pax Romana, Rome was at its cultural zenith. Innovations such as the Coliseum, aqueducts, and roads and art including great mosaics and statues were staples of this time period and of the Roman legacy, and instilled a strong cultural sense of Roman virtue into citizens, one that taught that it
The military was declined of patriotism and loyalty among soldiers. It was people against the army. West european democracies cause a fall of the roman empire. The failure of the armies made people change their opinions about the army. Goth alaric and vandal gaiseric commanded 40,000 and 20,000 warriors
Theodosius had divided the empire into the Eastern and Western Empires but upon his death, the treaty between the Visigoth’s and Rome was relinquished causing the Visigoths to rebel and invade Italy ("The Fall of the Roman Empire", n.d). In efforts to escape the Huns, various Germanic tribes (barbarians) kept moving through Rome and the Western Empire did not have an army that was able to stop them so the Barbarians overran Rome and plundered it for three days leaving the Empire’s material resources so depleted that there wasn’t really anything that could be done to save it ("The Fall of the Roman Empire", 2010). Soon after, Attila the Hun along with his 100,000 soldiers terrorized both empires, even though they plundered seventy cities in the Eastern Empire they were unable to get through the walls of Constantinople and while they were in the Western Empire famine and disease kept them from gaining victory ("The Fall of the Roman Empire",
Otho had sent his troops to late and his army suffered a horrible defeat. When he heard of this defeat ,he killed himself .Otho had reigned for barely 95 days.Aelius Vitellius was the next emperor. He abandoned himself to exaggeration and all but ignored the troops who had given him the throne. Also, upon hearing that the troops of his rival ,Vespasian, were approaching Rome Vitellius begged the senate to allow him to leave the throne and live as a private citizen so he could be