The Fall of Rome The three theories that may have had something to do with the fall of Rome are Inflation, Political Corruption, and Unemployment. These theories are some very strong theories to be the reason Rome fell. Inflation caused many problems during Ancient Rome, These problems are related to Unemployment, difficulties in getting necessities, and chaos. Political Corruption causes people to have trust issues and be frustrated. Unemployment caused people to not have financial fundings which led to them losing their homes and not being able to have an education. Due to Political Corruption and war Rome was burned in 410 by the Alaric the Goth and again in 455 by the Vandals. The three strong theories of why Rome fell were because of Inflation, Political …show more content…
Due to this, the army will go to whoever paid the most causing the government to be filled with people who didn't actually care about Rome but power.The government only cared about power which caused Political Corruption throughout Rome. Since Rome didn't have a strong government it caused war, unemployment, inflation, poor health conditions, and death. The government wasn't trying to improve Rome but was rather trying to remain in control. The government would kill anyone they thought would get in their way of power. Lots of people died or had illnesses from lead poisoning, especially the rich because they weren't improving their pipe and water systems. Inflation and Unemployment were caused by rich people not paying taxes and funding going to the military. As you can see, Political Corruption caused many problems which would have led to the fall of Rome. One of these problems is Unemployment.Unemployment is another reason why Rome fell. Unemployment caused many problems because people couldn't pay for necessities. Unemployment made it hard for the citizens of Rome because taxes weren't being paid causing their living conditions to get worse due to sewers getting blocked up and drinking