3 reasons why the roman empire fell
Rome began to get more and more civilized. Since Rome was always a battling and warrior-driven empire, becoming more civilized took away some of their barbarianism that they used to have. In turn, the Roman Empire was becoming less and less barbaric and more and more civilized. They were becoming less skilled and their people didn't fight as well as they used to, so they wouldn't be able to win as many fights.
Another factor would have to be disease. In the Roman Empire, there were deadly diseases and plagues brought in from the east, and swept across Europe. Those diseases killed a vast majority of the people of the empire.
There were also economic problems, of course. Rome was spending more then it could afford to spend. They purchased exotic spices and silk from the orient, which meant they were spending their gold on luxuries that they really didn't need. Since gold didn't return, Rome didn't have enough gold to produce coins with.
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