Why did the Roman Empire fall?
When the Roman Empire was in it's prime, there was no Christianity religion. Around the 4th century, Constantine led people to believe in change. He was interested in Christian policy-making. Constantine and many church leaders began to influence Christianity on the people of Rome, and power was beginning to be taken away from the emperor. Because these leaders ultimately made all decisions for Rome, Christianity began to mix in to the Roman culture and tear down the empire.
The Romans also became too comfortable. The empire was so large the small, local areas developed their own customs. Gradually, areas were becoming individualized instead of remaining as an empire. The Romans were very powerful, but when things slowed into peacetime, the military weakened. This made Rome vulnerable to stronger attackers. The empire was no longer a unity.
It is also possible that Romans were poisoned by lead. Glazes on pottery pieces used for cooking and serving food contained lead, and drinking water ran through pipes and became contaminated. The lead was consistently going into human bodies every day. Even some medicines and skin treatments had lead in them, and people absorbed it through their skin. They probably didn't know this at the time, but the fall of the Romans could be partly due to poisoning.
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