There were many different causes for the fall of the Roman empire, not just one. The Roman Empire was very strong, but eventually broke down over time for a multitude of reasons. Most of those reasons had to do with changes in Rome’s identity. Some of these changes in Rome’s identity led to the fall of Rome because they were so sudden; only portions of the Roman population were prepared for the change. Other times, citizens got into arguments because they were, in a way, too prepared. For example, some groups had disagreements because they knew things that they should not have known. The first cause for the fall of the Roman empire was the sudden intrusions from the barbarians, who had fought their way into the city of Rome. Roman soldiers