This decreased the income of money going into the government which was used for military and other government worthy things. The result of that led to higher taxation on citizens which made the people of Rome upset and ended up having less money to buy necessities and other things to keep the economy rolling. Another important reason was the abundance of slaves in Rome. The large quantity of slaves help lead to the growth of latifundia which is large land estates, consisting mostly of slaves for farming. This ruined the farmers of Rome which in result, they drifted to cities that helped add more unemployment to the cities.
At this point in Rome’s history, it had stopped expanding and as a result stopped gaining wealth from conquering other countries. Also, during this period where Rome was not gaining any revenue, inflation started to occur. Inflation is the result of the devaluation of money. Most of Rome’s currency was silver coins and as a result of the empire not gaining any more wealth from the system, they reduced the amount of silver used in the coins. Because of this, roman citizens were charging higher prices for items so they would be receiving the same amount of silver.
Expenses grew, such as the cost of defense, so the government raised taxes. In addition, they minted more coins made of less metal each. This caused the economy to suffer from inflation. Secondly, politics declined which added to the downfall of Rome. The key problem in politics was the lack of loyalty.
As a result, the social welfare of those developed nations decreases. It is thus more difficult for workers to find a job in line with their skills and qualifications; they receive a lower income and they have less time for leisure activities. Plus, this international division of work may lead to economic disequilibrium in developing countries. To get wealthier, they focus their economic activity on the trade with developed countries instead of focusing on their own economic development. This can lead to a shortage of food in third world countries and to starvation of their population, as some of those countries are exporting the major part of their production to developed countries.
But the empire were very inconsiderate and silly as people were paying the taxes by growing and harvesting crops which they would sell to the markets in order to pay for the taxes. The markets then started to bring in less money as there were fewer products being sold to the markets. They then had to raise the taxes leaving more people in poverty, which also caused many deaths. This is just one reason for the collapse for the Empire. The second reason for the collapse of the army was Religion, Christianity that had a massive influence on a lot of the population of
This can be argued was to do with this battle because Valen lost two thirds of his army. It also showed that the Roman legions were no match for the heavy cavalry which many empires started to recruit. This then led to the Middle Ages and knights. The weakness of the Roman legionaries was showed again in 410 in the sacking of Rome. This was seen as another step towards the fall of the Roman Empire because this defeat was inevitable after the defeat
In 476 C.E. Romulus Augustulus, the last of the Roman emperors in the west, was overthrown by the Germanic people, who became the first Barbarians to rule in Rome. The order that the Roman Empire had brought to western Europe for 1000 years was no more. Since the days of Julius Caesar, Germanic peoples had gathered on the northern borders and coexisted in peace with the Romans. But, in A.D. 370, a group of Mongol Nomads began to push through the northern borders, causing Germanic peoples to flee into Roman Lands, then causing an invasion.
Rome was being populated more and more by the barbarians than Roman citizens. This led to the military practically being led and populated by barbarians. The Roman legion was losing dominance because of the military advances of the cavalry. The Romans were also losing the value of their money. Coins worth one dollar were being spent as if they were worth 2 or three.
Roman expansion into Germanic territories was essentially halted and the assimilation of the Germanic tribes was a failure. Later, barbarian tribes from this region will pressure the Roman authority along its boarders. Three hundred years later Emperor Diocletian creates political and economic reforms in an effort to strengthen the empire against growing external threats. He felt that the empire had grown to size that was too large for one to rule. He splits the empire into two halves and implements the rule of tetrarchy.
This ties in with what he mentions about the pay of farmers and how it is less than that of major corporation employees. He suggests that the poor work harder for their money that they barely survive on, and an increasing population would make them endure the misery even more. Malthus was blindsided by the fact that because humans naturally reproduce, they will naturally adjust to the changes around them. All in all, Robert Thomas Malthus’ theory was somewhat untrue, and did not support the facts of