Fall Of Rome

The Roman Empire was starting to diminish. Wars had to be fought, diseases spread across the land, many people died, causing the population to decrease. More and more people left Rome. The primary reasons for the “fall” of Rome were because of war, invasion, and natural disasters or diseases. One of the main reasons for the Roman Empire falling was because of war. As talked about in Document 2, Roman soldiers asked their emperor to set aside the breastplate and helmets because they complained that they were too heavy. This lead to a decline of the Roman Empire because more of the soldiers died from exposure of wounds and thought about running and not about fighting. Document 3 talked about how there was a failure to enforce conscription. The failure weakened Rome because if you

As talked about in Document 7, the Valens reigned the Roman Empire in 366 CE. The empire was struck by a destructive earthquake. The beaches of the Mediterranean Sea were left dry and barren until the tide soon returned. The tide caused a major flood. This scared the people of Rome as they watched their empire being destroyed. Next, a series of plagues flew over the empire. These diseases were from southern Asia and went to places like the Mediterranean. The population of Rome went from a million people to around 250,000. Recruitment of people for the army was reduced and they had to start hiring Germanic soldiers. They needed to pay the troops, which added to the demands including the demands of the tax revenues. These were the last reasons of the fall of the Roman Empire.

War, invasion, and natural disasters or diseases were the primary causes of the “fall” of Rome. The diseases that spread across the area, the wars killing thousands of people on both of the sides, the different invasions. They all caused the Roman Empire to fail. These things have made the society the way it is