The Romans were an imperial powerhouse for over 1000 years. They carried with them stability, Prosperity, and order to civilize the west. Excellent roads were constructed to connect the far extents of the empire to the capital. These were built originally for military purposes but later functioned to develop more effective communication and trade. Roman law was successful in maintaining the internal peace, and many roman legions defended the vast frontiers. (Dorrington, “The fall of Rome”)

Clearly, the focus of the Roman Empire was military strength and stability. Their military proficiency allowed for them to control much of the Mediterranean. Many people believe that the affluence of Rome is directly tied to that same military strength. However, whe

Several factors may have lead to the slow decline of the military. A lack of recruits from truly Roman backgrounds could be to blame. Also the granting of citizenship to all free men within the reaches of Roman Empire was a significant mistake. (Initially citizenship was only granted after service in the army was completed.) This caused less incentive to join the military. Rome was also suffering from large population losses. This caused a lack in military personnel to effectively man the army. All of these things contributed to a less effective military. These things would eventually cause the military to be over extended, and vulnerable to attack and defeat. (Stipek “The Decline of the Military”)

All of these things may not have lead to the complete collapse of the Roman Empire if it weren’t for the other surrounding circumstances. Many economic circumstances also contributed to the eventual downfall of the Roman Empire. “Rome became perhaps, too good” (Heitman “About the fall of the Roman Empire”) Many of the more affluent members of Roman society exercised excessive extravagance and luxury, this coming at the expense of the state and the common people. A change in climate also caused a decline in agricultural production, thus causing a rise in prices. This would also cause difficulty in feeding the troops. There were also strong tensions between the classes. Waves of plagues also effected the populous of the larger cities. This is said to have effected as much as twenty percent of the population. Needless to say this would have caused drops in economic production and threatening social stability. (Nardo qtd. In Mehalek “The fall of the Roman Empire”)

Cleary fall of Rome is cause for a very heated debate. A strong case can be made to support almost any theory, whether that should be military, economic, political, or even lead poisoning. The fact of the matter, however is that the rapid decline of the Roman milit

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