Christianity is one the reasons that Rome fell. At the beginning of the Roman Empire, there was no such thing as Christianity. It taught the belief in an afterlife and that gave hope to some people that were desperate. Constantine the Great claimed himself as a Christian and issued an edict promising favor and protection. With that, people in the Roman Empire changed from antagonist to being pacifistic which helped result in the fall of the empire.
The economy failing was also a big cause for the fall of Rome. Bankruptcy was an often threat for Rome. There was high inflation and heavy taxation going on at the time. Some of the economic problems were due to poor management and hoarding which was causing their own financial stress. Another reason was the large cost for defending the empire.
Rome tried to expand way too fast and that lead to having to defend the borders and defend more territory. Barbarians were people that conquered the land and they were absolutely hated by the Romans. They put a lot of high taxes on foreigners and that was constantly increasing. There was a lot of rebellion happening because of the expansion and the Roman Empire fell.
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