Lead poisioning is one reason the Roman Empire fell. Lead is a deadly poison and it was used in daily essentials for the people of Rome. Lead was used in the making of drinking glasses and containers. The people would eat and drink out of the containers that contained lead and they would die. The women wore make-up that had lead it. The lead was absorbed into the skin and they would die from lead poisoning. Lead was in the water pipes and would get into the water and when people would drink it they would get lead poisoning. Many people in Rome died because of the lead, making it a big reason the Roman Empire fell.
The division of the empire was also another reason that Rome fell apart. The eastern and the western parts of Rome were governed by two different emperors. The two emperors were suposed to be similar in power in order for rome not to be split, but the two rulers were very different. This alarmed Theodosious and made him decide to try to do something before it became too late. So he gave the two sides to his sons. At first the partnership was good and they supported each other, but when their economy hit a recession they turned their backs apon each other.
That leads to my last and final point. The inflation and economic struggles led to the fall of Rome. Rome didn't not circlulate their money very well. They had a lot of people that just horded their money and never spent it. This hurt the economy, as the trade and many other factors were also affected by this.
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