The Roman Empire stood in great power for many decades. Rome for a period of time was considered the center of civilization for years. The empire was beautiful and even though attracted many invaders, was very well protected by the walls surrounding the empire and of course the powerful army. Some people believed that the Roman Empire would last forever. .
Political Causes.
Under the rule of Diocletian and later Constantine the empire was split into Western and Eastern parts of Rome. The emperors said that the reason for that was to make it easier to govern. The emperor chose to govern and build the capital in the Eastern part and gave the Western part to a co-emperor. The reason for that might have been that the eastern part was much richer in resources and had better lands for farming. There may have been other reasons for that such as the Eastern part did not produce enough food for both parts of the empire and by separating them they"d have to produce their own food and depend upon themselves. This was the beginning, to a long struggle of the Western part that was now basically left alone. Many reforms came in to law to keep the empire together, such as toleration of Christianity to avoid their rebellion since there were a lot of them. In 313 a.d. the Church started taking part in government which slowly took power away from the emperor. More reforms like fixing prices and giving more freedom of worship kept the empire together but definitely would not last long. This is so because these reforms were made to fit people today taking away from the emperor but they never thought of what's going to happen after the emperor does not have anything left to give. Which would occur very soon if things were going down as fast they were? There was no one to take matters into their hands so the empire was left to the people themselves to govern.
Social Causes.
The people of the Western empire at first just continued with their lives because the division of the empire did not have an immediate cause on the Western part surely had a long term one.
There were multiple causes to the fall of Rome. ... The Goths were another group that invaded Rome. ... Jones stated, "They actually protected the civilized world against the barbarism of the Huns and others and prevented its immediate collapse." ... Romulus Augustus was the last Roman Empire in the western half of the Roman Empire. ... The western half of the empire had come to an end. ...
But from 180 to 476 Rome decreased. ... There were many economic problems in Rome. ... As the two other sources of income began to disappear, the Rome government raised the taxes for the people of Rome. ... Soon these people became Rome's enemies. ... Eventually after many struggles the Empire split in 395 AD and the biggest part the Western half whose capital was Rome collapsed when the last emperor Romulus Augustulus was overthrown by Italian King Odvacar. ...
But from 180 to 476 Rome decreased. ... There were many economic problems in Rome. ... Soon these people became Rome's enemies. ... Eventually after many struggles the Empire split in 395 AD and the biggest part the Western half whose capital was Rome collapsed when the last emperor Romulus Augustulus was overthrown by Italian King Odvacar. ... Western Civilization: The Continuing Experiment. ...
The Fall of the Western Roman Empire By Prudence C. ... Morse In 476AD the Western Roman Empire collapsed due to a combination of political, economic and social problems that weakened the empire so much that it could no longer protect itself from barbarian tribesmen attacking the frontiers. ... When the barbarians attacked western Rome the east did not help protect it. ... However, this morally righteous religion did not stall the demise of the already collapsing empire. ... In the same year the Goths captured Rome. ...
The Collapse of the Roman Empire The Roman Empire began its reign over the Eastern World in 753 B.C when Romulus and Remus founded their great city. ... The Collapse of this great Empire is one of the most debated issues in all of ancient history. ... One historian said, "it has remained a vital question because each age has seen in the tale of Rome's fall, something significant and relevant to its own situation. " Some of the main and more accepted explanations for the fall of Rome include the economic collapse of the Empire, the decay of the once strong and dominating military, th...
Western Civilization Why did the Roman Empire collapse? ... Some historians say that the political party had some problems there for it collapsed. Others say that that Rome's allies were responsible for the fall. ... Barbarians than took over because Rome had no money there for the barbarians won the Empire feel. I feel that Rome lost everything because they had no organization to their methods. ...
Three main possibilities stick out beyond the rest, they are: the economy collapsed, the military collapsed, or gradual transitions were made that slowly caused it to become like a different civilization. ... Money almost stopped circulating in western portions of the empire. ... Another economic-related theory states that Rome's infrastructure was taking a big blow. ... One theory states that a massive Roman army was put together for the western part of the empire, and it slowly lost men from Barbarian attacks, civil wars, and splitting up to fight multiple battles. ... The barbaria...
The fall of Rome was due to many different factors. ... Maximian ruled the western part of the empire (the poor Latin people), and Diocletian ruled the eastern (the rich Greek people) part. Diocletian's reforms temporarily stopped the empire's collapse. ... Constantine I was named emperor of Rome's western provinces in 306. ... In 410, the Visigoths sacked Rome after a traitor opened the gate. ...
"In order to control Sicily, Rome would have to win battles at sea; up to this point, Rome had no working navy. ... Rome managed to win supremacy of the seas, despite having many of their ships destroyed by storms- Rome had yet to figure out where to harbor ships."" ... Rome took advantage of this, and invaded the island. ... He tried to incite revolt among the tribes of Italy, but most feared Rome's wrath should Carthage lose, and they remained with Rome for the most part. ... Instead, he marches on Rome. ...
