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~~ Give two causes of the fall of Rome ~~

Answer 1

@AnimeLover98

Answer 2

1. (Political and Social) The senate became extremely corrupt and political instability came into existance. Consuls and officials would offer positions in office for those who could pay a lump sum of denarii (currency). Furthermore, they accepted bribes in exchange for favours of a wide assortment. A series of very incompetent, rather crazy Emperors were elected and the Plebians suffered as a result. Civil revolts sprung up, lead by rebellious citizens.

2. (Political, Religious and Social) Emperor Constantine divided the empire into two halves. He declared Constantinople the new capital of Roman society, claiming rule over all Eastern provinces. The Western Roman Empire lost its power over towns in the East, causing a great reduction in profits from the treasury and weakening them dramatically in warfare. Now their strength had been dwindled.

3. (Military) Barbaric hordes of fearsome warriors gathered in the North/East of Europe in large groups, slowly gaining huge influence (Franks, Vandals, Goths, Huns)

4. (Military) By 300 AD the majority of the Roman army was comprised of barbarian trained soldiers- much less effective than the superior infantry that Rome had in previous centuries. This made the battles against enemies very difficult, Rome no longer had a firm grip or control over military situations.

5. (Military and Social) Well at least Rome still had new recruits enlisting....Not!Another problem was that many of the Roman citizens who were expected to enlist in the legions refused and sneakily signed their slaves in their position. As you can imagine, the new forces were very sluggish, had low morale, didn't fight with courage and really, they couldn't care less about the development of Rome, after all they were servants to them!

6. (Military and Social) Ok, Rome's been run down a lot in warfare.. but we can still rely on the older, more experienced troops to back us up, right? Unfortunately for the Romans, many of the men who had gallantly served their nation years ago had retired to esates or farms and simply did not want to be bothered in government affairs.

7. (Economic) Rome depended on its empire for funds, (farming practices and mining) it became very poor and had trouble coping economically. Rome had nothing to trade, and couldn't rebuild itself. In any war you need money to be victorious.

8. (Economic, Political and Military) They took a defensive stance! After Emperor Trajan's rule in the early 2nd century BC, Hadrian took his place and adopted a 'security' tactic. He realised that Rome was no longer in the position to continue their expansion, and so he ordered the construction of thick stone walls bordering Roman land. The legionaries could barely hold their ground, having to defend such a wide,vast area. For example in England, Rome paid the Pictish tribes tribute so that they didn't attack. It was however, inevitable, and Rome was eventually crushed by foreign invasion.

9. (Military and economic) The deciding factor. All this pressure was to much for Rome to handle, it had struggled endlessly with immense problems for hundreds of years. Alaric, leader of the Visigoths sacks Rome in 410 AD. Later, Rome is spared from being pillaged again - Attila the hun, another barbaric warlord decides to retire his reign in 452 AD but destroys many cities in Italy. But this made little difference at all, because 3 years after Rome is looted by Geiseric, King of the Vandals. So Rome itself endured a lot of economic damage and infrastructure demolishment. In 476 AD the last Roman Emperor is deposed, officially ending Western Roman rule.

Answer 3

ok you are meaning the Roman Empire right?

Answer 4

yes

Answer 5

ok looks like @cierra.whisper covered several of the reasons well in her post

Answer 6

thanks @cierra.whisper and @Cinniomon

Answer 7

No problem

Answer 8

you're welcome!