Economic issues also contributed to the fall of the Western Roman Empire. The legionnaires demanded higher salaries, which increased taxes for the citizens. There was also more of a desire to purchase goods imported from other empires, and Rome ended up importing more than they exported, which creates debt. To try to cushion this, there were high taxes on imported goods. When trading with other empires, pirates stealing goods and ships from the Mediterranean sea weren’t an uncommon occurrence. Rome stopped conquering new lands, so there was much less gold being imported into Rome. Therefore, the coins produced became fewer and the gold in coins became less. This led to the currency being worth less, and caused inflation. Because their money