There was no manpower shortage, it was just that the Germanic peoples who flooded in from Eurasia greatly outnumbered the Romans.
The Roman empire became too big and the people outside of the Roman empire started to attack. From then on out, the empire just continued to collapse.
The accession of Augustus in 28 BCE.
The Goths.
No, it was not. Charlemagne died about 340 years after the fall of the western part o the Roman Empire.
The Germanic peoples invaded the western part of the Roman Empire and caused it to fall. They eventually took over all of its lands. The eastern part of the Roman Empire was not affected by these invasions and continued to exist for nearly 1,000 years.
Some Germanic peoples lived in the Roman Empire and fought alongside or the Roman army or fought on behalf of the Romans as Roman allies The Romans also hired Germanic mercenaries because of a shortage of Roman military manpower.
The Roman empire became too big and the people outside of the Roman empire started to attack. From then on out, the empire just continued to collapse.
The fall of the Roman Empire.
The accession of Augustus in 28 BCE.
Basically for reinforcement and special skills. Although the Romans could levy plenty of troops from Italy, some of their allies had specialities that were useful such as slingers, bowmen and cavalry which could reinforce the Roman units. An example of this is their Batavian allies who were not only excellent horsemen, but they prided themselves on being able to swim across a river in full armor.
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The Goths.
No, it was not. Charlemagne died about 340 years after the fall of the western part o the Roman Empire.
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To this day, historians argue over what caused the Roman empire's downfall.
The Germanic peoples invaded the western part of the Roman Empire and caused it to fall. They eventually took over all of its lands. The eastern part of the Roman Empire was not affected by these invasions and continued to exist for nearly 1,000 years.