The Roman Empire fell for many reasons, but among them, the most important was the internal corruption and disorder that arose. For a very long time, the Roman Empire was unified. In fact, it was unified for so long that the time is known as ¡§Pax Romana¡¨, meaning, ¡§Roman Peace¡¨. However, this unity did not last forever. The Roman¡¦s suffered from; a decline in morals and values, public health problems, political corruption, high unemployment rates, high inflation, inferior technologies, too much military spending, and civil wars.

The morals of the Roman emperors and people declined over time. Incredibly high crime and violence rates made the streets of Rome and many other large cities unsafe. Despite the name of the period, ¡Â

Finally, in 476 AD the Western Roman Empire was conquered by a Germanic general Odacer or Odovacar, who overthrew the final emperor, Augustulus Romulus. These German people left roads and bridges in disrepair, fields not worked, and cities fell into dust. Many thieves lined the dangerous roads and made safe travel impossible, and Rome fell.

For many years, the Romans managed to hold back the Germans. However, in the 3rd century, the Roman soldiers were pulled back form the border (Rhine-Danube frontier) to fight a civil war in Italy. In doing this, they left the border wide open and German hunters began to take over Roman lands in Greece.

There were also many public health issues. The aqueducts, used to carry the water to the rich, which had previously been made of purifying material, where

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