One of the most obvious reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire is that it had "over-extended itself too far away from the base" (Malcolm). It had conquered much of Italy, and the size of the Roman Empire was several times the size of Rome itself. It was simply becoming too large for it’s own good. Since it had become so enormous, it became difficult for the leaders of Rome to control such a vast empire, and it collapsed.

One of the main events which has had an effect on the fall of the Roman Empire is the decline of her military. The main reason for the decline of the military is the fact that they were under constant warfare. Also, the soldiers began to have

Since there was a low amount of money, there was a lack of sufficient funds for building repairs. Many Roman buildings have been damaged by nature, and also simply by being old. The burning of Rome, obviously had some effect on this, too. "Only four of the fourteen regions were left entire; three were totally destroyed, and seven were deformed by the relics of smoking and lacerated edifices" (Witonski). Since there was lack of building repair funds, many buildings were left unrepaired.

less loyalty to the "power centers," which obviously had an effect on the military power, since it is very important for soldiers to be loyal to their army and those in charge of them. Also, the Roman people were just kinda getting lazy and were not enlisting to join the army as much, which led to the army being smaller. (Duh!)

Rome was also having a decrease in population at this time. Reasons for this decrease in population are disease, war, starvation, and deportations. Since there was a l

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