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Rome fell due to a combination of several different reasons. First, a series of impotent rulers. The last great Roman emperor, by most peoples standards was Marcus Aurelius, who died in 80 A.D. After his death, emperors became steadily worse (and ironically, shorter lived). When Diocletian split the empire around 293 A.D., conflicts between the Eastern and Western emperors rose up. Second, the size. Rome's power was spread too thin over to large an area. Trajan ruled the empire at its largest, when the empire stretched from Britain in the north, to Egypt in the south, from Persia in the east, to Spain in the west. Troops couldn't maintain control over the population. Which leads to the third reason. Internal rebellions. The lower class began to fight back against the upper, many furious with the failing economy and unemployment rate due to the high slave labor force, both other major reason. It didn't help that the aristocracy also attempted to placate the peasants with costly entertainment, such as gladiatorial games. With the armies focused on the internal struggles, the barbarians were capable of driving deep into the Western empire. Many of these barbarians were actually hired at one time or another to serve in the Roman military, which gave them an extensive knowledge of Roman tactics. Any army that resisted, including an army lead by Aetius and Theodoric the Goth against the Huns, were crushed. Both internal strife and barbarian wars lead to huge increases in military spending, which added to the national debt. All of this combined with the rise in Roman decadence, natural disasters, and the spread of Christianity, all lead to the fall of Rome.
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The fall of Rome. Rome had provided all the protection and services a society needed and when it was gone there was chaos.
Did deforestation cause the fall of Rome?
No.
The beginning of the medieval period of philosophy coincided with what event?
Fall of rome. (I'm on A+ right now doing the same lesson)
How would you describe the fall of Rome?
It is were their was alot of fighting in Rome and there was not a enporer for long time
What was the solution to the fall of Rome?
There was no solution, which is why Rome did in fact fall.
What was the period after the fall of Rome called?
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When was a drought in ancient rome?
It was when the fall of Rome happened :)
When was The Fall of Rome created?
The Fall of Rome was created on 2005-03-07.
What made Rome prosper and what made Rome fall?
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How was its fall different from the fall of Rome?
You need to specify whose fall you are referring to.
The violent and insecure life europe after fall of rome was caused by?
The fall of Rome. Rome had provided all the protection and services a society needed and when it was gone there was chaos.
What specific event to historians referred to as the fall of Rome?
the surrender of Rome
Did deforestation cause the fall of Rome?
No.
How did the fall of Carthage affect Rome?
Rome gained ascendancy in the Western Mediterranean.
How did economic causes contribute to the fall of Rome?
Rome had a bad leader at the time.
