3 reasons why the Roman Empire Fell
Public Health
One reason why the Roman Empire fell was the all the public and environmental problems. Many of the wealthy people of the Roman Empire received their water through lead pipes. Before they had they lead pipes they used aqueducts, that even purified the water but they changed to lead pipes because they were preferable. Thus the wealthy death rate became very high. Then when people met at the Colosseum they spread diseases.
Inflation
Another reason for the fall is the inflation (increase of prices) in the Roman Empire's economy. After they stopped conquering land they didn't get as much gold coming into the empire. Most of the gold that the Romans spent was on luxury items. Because there was less gold to use for coins they number of gold used for coins decreased thus making the value of the coins less than it was before. A lot of people started to barter or trade after this, and people got paid in things like food and clothing.
Military Spending
Keeping a steady army at the borders of the Roman Empire to defend from barbarian attacks was taking a toll on the Roman Empire's government. The amount of military spending the government spent took away from other key things needed in the government like providing public housing and mainlining good roads and aqueducts. Many Romans became frustrated because of this and refused to defend their empire. Then the government had to hire soldiers from other countries, which was expensive and unreliable. As a result of the expensive hiring of foreign soldier the emperors had to raise taxes which only led to inflation.
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