The roman empire collapsed in 476A.D. One of the reasons for the fall is they spilt into and eastern and western empire. They were governed by seperate emperors. The eastern half became the Byzantine Empire with the capital at Constantinople. The western half remained centered in Italy.
Fast expansion was another key reason for the fall. The rapid growth in the lands conquered by the Empire led to the need to defend the borders and territories of Rome. The people of the conquered lands, most of
whom were referred to as Barbarians, hated the Romans. Taxes on the non-Romans
were high and constantly increased. Frequent rebellions arose.
The last reason was frequent wars and heavy military spending. Constant warfare required heavy military spending. The Roman army became over-stretched and needed more and more soldiers. The barbarians, who had been conquered, and other foreign mercenaries were allowed to join the Roman army. This caused high inflation which was anthor reason for the collapse.
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