Why did Rome Fall
One of the reasons Rome fell was Christianity. Christianity started to spread in Rome but it didn't go with the old Pagan beliefs. Since it didn't go with the others beliefs, they started to persecute Christians because of their beliefs. Persecutions finally stopped when Rome got their first Christian Emperor. In 313 A.D Christianity was legalized and privelages were granted to the church. During the same time Christianity was rising, Rome was declining.
The second reason Rome fell was because of it's military. There had to be more defence put up across Romes border because of Barbarians. It was expensive to put up the defence and Rome didn't have the money. Since Rome didn't have money, they had to increase taxes and extra coins were minted. All of this lead to inflation. The Romans eventually allowed vandals and visigoths to live in Rome as long as they were protecting them from the Huns.
The third reason historians think Rome may have fallen is Lead poisoning. They Romans would use lead pots to boil food to make into a sweetner that they would add to wine and other foods. Lead was also used in pottery, utensils and other cookware.Lead was also absorbed through the pours because it was commonly used in makeup. Lead stays in the body for a long time so there were skeletal remains found with lead in them.
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