While western civilization saw much in terms of military and warfare throughout the ages, the fall of the Roman Empire owed much of its occurrence on military expenditure and warfare. The fall of the Roman Empire in Module 6 shows the damaging impact that warfare can bring to an empire as great and influential as the Roman Empire. Beginning with the Visigoths’ rebellion against the Empire, the Roman Emperor, Theodosius the Great, permitted Visigothic soldiers to serve in the Roman army. However, the Visigoths sacked Rome, which dealt to a psychological blow to the inhabitants of Rome and indirectly led to the loss of many of Rome’s western provinces. After a series of military blunders, Rome lost its control of their western provinces, which
