Why did Rome fall?
There are several different beliefs of why the Roman Empire fell. Only some are valid. One of the reasons was because of political problems. The senate was corrupted and began giving positions in office in return for cash. This caused many crazy Emperors to be elected which caused many civilian revolts.
Another big reason why the Empire fell was because of military problems. In 300 AD the military consisted of mainly babarian trained soldiers that were much less effective than the previous soldiers. Many of the citizens that were suppose to enlist were refusing to do so and would sneakily enlist their slaves in their place. The slaves had low morale and refused to fight with courage. Also, many of the older men who were very experienced fighters had retired so they could not fight anymore. This caused the military to be even weaker and struggle severely in battles.
A third reason why the Roman Empire crashed is due to economic problems. Rome became very poor and the empire was unable to give funds. Trade shot downward because there was no money to buy crops or even grow them. They also needed money to win wars but they were flat out broke and could not give the military any money. High taxes were forced and caused stress on the citizens and this angered them severily. Many diseases such as malaria killed over 20% of Romes populatin in 150 years. The low population hurt the economy, the military, and society as a whole.
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