Why Rome fell
Jeremiah Bieker
The senate was becoming extremely corrupt. Consuls were offering places in office for anyone that could pay a good amount of money. They also took bribes. A series of very crazy Emperors were elected and the Plebeians suffered because of it. Civil revolts sprung up, led by rebellious citizens.
There were military problems. There were barbarian trained soldiers that didn’t compare to the soldiers Rome was founded on. It made battles very hard for the Romans to win. Rome lost their firm military because of this reason. Also a lot of people enlisting their slaves into battle and the slaves didn’t care about the Roman Empire.
Economic Problems also hurt the Roman Empire. The Romans depended on their empire for money. Farming and mining became very poor and had trouble economically. Rome had nothing to trade, and couldn't rebuild itself. Eventually other cities within the Empire stopped sending money to Rome. High taxes were also an issue to Rome.
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