The Roman Empire was one of the largest empires in its time period. It had acquired wealth and power on three continents and constantly growing its reaches to the next. It was one of the first with a much advanced government, military, and economic capabilities in which the empire flourished with its combined Greek and Latin culture. But as its constant growth and expansion was its advantage it also became one its major disadvantage, a small city to vast empire which ruled over the Mediterranean was becoming troublesome to govern. Also, the birth of Christianity and Judaism and their respective growing of followers had consumed Rome bringing conflict in the empire. Finally, in 476, an empire which ruled and flourished for over a millennium
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Also, Rome was having leadership problems of inadequate and inconsistent leadership resulting in unpredictable outcome for the empire. For once being the Roman emperor was not seen much less than execution, as seen in previous time period’s generals, higher and lower classes, senate members, and powerful families would fight each other even killing their own family to become the emperor, but during the last states of the empire that position was nothing but a death trap for anyone who took that power. In addition, third century’s civil wars had thrown the empire into hell fire, and in a span of seventy five years with …show more content…
The western Empire seated in the city of Milan, and the eastern Empire in Constantinople. The division made the empire more easily governable for the short term, but over time the two sides drifted apart. East and West failed to adequately work together to combat outside threats, and the two often fought over resources and military aid. As the largely greek speaking eastern empire grew in size, it also grew in wealth while the latin speaking west collapsed into an economic crisis. The eastern and western empire had strengths and weaknesses and depended on each other to stabilize the region and govern in a unity. But as the two sides grew farther and farther apart, the strength of the eastern empire served to divert Barbarian invasions to the West. But the eastern emperors like Constantine ensured that the city of Constantinople was fortified, but Italy and the city of Rome which only had symbolic value for many in the east were left
Also, Rome was having leadership problems of inadequate and inconsistent leadership resulting in unpredictable outcome for the empire. For once being the Roman emperor was not seen much less than execution, as seen in previous time period’s generals, higher and lower classes, senate members, and powerful families would fight each other even killing their own family to become the emperor, but during the last states of the empire that position was nothing but a death trap for anyone who took that power. In addition, third century’s civil wars had thrown the empire into hell fire, and in a span of seventy five years with …show more content…
The western Empire seated in the city of Milan, and the eastern Empire in Constantinople. The division made the empire more easily governable for the short term, but over time the two sides drifted apart. East and West failed to adequately work together to combat outside threats, and the two often fought over resources and military aid. As the largely greek speaking eastern empire grew in size, it also grew in wealth while the latin speaking west collapsed into an economic crisis. The eastern and western empire had strengths and weaknesses and depended on each other to stabilize the region and govern in a unity. But as the two sides grew farther and farther apart, the strength of the eastern empire served to divert Barbarian invasions to the West. But the eastern emperors like Constantine ensured that the city of Constantinople was fortified, but Italy and the city of Rome which only had symbolic value for many in the east were left