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What was not a reason for the decline of the roman empire?
The ability to engineer great buildings and infrastructure was a Roman ideal. It was not a reason why the Roman Empire declined.
How were medieval Europe and the roman empire different?
The Roman Empire was pretty advanced in government, services to the citizens, protection of the empire, building, and schools. In contrast, the middle ages was chaos. There was a lack of government, services, and advancement of any sort. People could no longer read or write, science was considered bad, and there was no protection offered by the government. Without the structure of the Roman Empire Europe fell into the "dark ages" for a 1000 years.
How did Rome fall?
The ancient Roman Empire fell because it was unable to logistically maintain its military supremacy in Europe. This was despite the de facto control of the government by military leaders in place of the Emperor. After the fall of Rome to Germanic mercenaries in 476 AD, the eastern or Byzantine Empire continued for another 1,000 years until conquered by the Ottomans in the 1400's.In Some DetailThe Western Roman Empire which was ruled by the City of Rome fell because of the lack of manpower to defend its borders from Barbarians who all wanted a piece of the Roman Land. Bad Emperor after Bad Emperor was put on the throne. Each Legion of the Roman Army wanted one of their own people on the throne. Finally, Constantine became Emperor and moved the Capital to Constantinople (modern day Istanbul). While this happened, the Western Empire was put into ruin. More and More often the Western Roman Empire was forced to make deals with the Barbarians who said that they would defend the Western Roman Empire if they were allowed to live in Roman territories.One day Alaric, leader of the Visigoth, realized that Roman Forces were spread thinly in the Empire and in AD 410 he and his Army began to cautiously move South and into Italy. The Romans might have just withdrawn to the Italian Peninsula and held that for another 100-200 years until they had the manpower to retake Europe. But instead, the Roman Army let the barbarians move unopposed through Italy. When they finally reached the city of Rome, they sacked the city. Other barbarians came and attacked the city, but the City of Rome finally stayed out of Roman hands when Romulus Augustus became Emperor of Rome. When Romulus was removed from power in 476 AD, the emperor Zeno of the Eastern Empire accepted the Germanic chieftain Odoacer as ruler of Italy. This marked the end of the Western Roman Empire. :P
Did the Roman empire fall?
The usual answer is that the Roman Empire fell in 476 AD because of migrating Germanic tribes that took over. I think the answer is much more complicated that that.The Roman Empire did not fall in 476, the date usually given, and people of most of the empire were unaware of that year's being any different than any other. What happened in 476 was that Romulus Augustulus, the emperor of the West Roman Empire, was forced to abdicate by King Odoacer, when the King had demanded land in the heart of Italy. The emperor refused, so the King invaded and ended the Western Empire. In the mean time, the Empire in the East was renamed the Byzantine Empire and continued until 1453 AD.The West Roman Empire had been in a state of increasing anarchy for decades under the pressure of Germanic tribes who migrated into the area, settled, and set up their own kingdoms, nominally within the Roman Empire. The Kingdom of the Franks was recognized as a kingdom within the Empire in 376.My own feeling is that the West Roman Empire fell because of a combination of factors, among the most important of which is that the Roman soldiers were poorly paid in peacetime, and could only make a lot of money by looting areas taken from enemies. This caused the Roman Empire to expand greatly in the late republican days and the early periods of the empire (such as the reign of Trajan), but when the borders were established along the Rhine and Danube, and in the deserts of North Africa, there was not much left to conquer but Persia, which was logistically really difficult to take.Not long after this time, the Roman Empire underwent the so called Crisis of the Third Century, in which the armies of the empire turned on each other, established their own local emperors, and made their livings by looting internally. Once that mess was firmly cleaned up, it had become necessary to recruit German soldiers to man the army. Diocletian and Constantine stopped the internal conflicts, but the damage was done. Citizens did not want to be in the army any more, and the military, in the West, was completely Germanic.With the establishment of a weak emperor, the Germanic Generals who had risen from the ranks established puppets for themselves, and the Germanic tribes that wanted to come into the empire and settle were not effectively opposed.
What is true of Europe after the fall of Rome?
Some members of the church worked hard to copy and preserve ancient texts.
Did the roman empire have a bad leadership?
yes it did
Is Iceland a bad place to live?
Iceland would be a bad place to live if u make it a bad place to live :P to not make it bad u have to live with grandmas :)
What was the holy roman empire like during the rule of Charlemagne?
bad
Why do people have different views about the roman empire?
The Roman Empire was a large, historically influential empire that lasted for about a thousand years (longer, if we include the Eastern Roman Empire, or the subsequent Holy Roman Empire) and it did many different things, some good, and some bad, and some which might have been either good or bad, depending upon how you look at them. In other words, it is a complicated subject. It is therefore understandable that people have different views about it.
Is Paris a bad place to live?
It is not a bad place to live but is so expensive that few people can afford to live there.
Who are the two emperors that wasted money in the roman empire?
The first emperor that wasted money in the roman empire was Marcus Aurelius because the economy was bad by the inflation of prices.
Why is the world a good place to live?
is the world a good place to live or is it a bad place to live
What was the relationship between the emperor and the senate during the late roman empire?
Their relationship was bad
Why was Henry III a bad king?
Which Henry III - of France, England or the Holy Roman Empire. Each one had good points and bad points. None could be considered bad.
What are Riverside county traffic fines?
Riverside County is the worst place you can get ticketed or arrested. Their court system will suck you in to endless fines and problems. I think Inland Empire is a bad place to live
How was Byzantine not an extension of the Roman Empire?
Okay, so the Roman empire was so big that it could not be ruled by one person affectively, so the empire was slip into two, the "Western Roman empire"and "Eastern Roman empire!" Long story short, the Western Roman empire fell apart after having a lot of bad rulers and Rome fell into the hands of a barbarian king. So basically the Eastern Roman empire could not call them self the Roman empire, as they didn't have control of Rome! So that's why they change the name to Byzantine empire! (Even though they changed the name, they were 100% Roman by blood and culture! )
Is Chicago a bad place to live?
Chicago is a great place to live, and everybody should live here.
