Essay On The Downfall Of Rome

Rome was the most dominating and powerful government the world has ever seen. However, Rome is no longer a government, now it’s only a memory. In this essay I, will explain why agree that the spoils of victory were the downfall of Rome. I will explain how the military, politics, and the economy contributed to the spoils of victory which ultimately lead to the downfall of the Roman empire.
The military in Rome was a strong force and helped garner territory for Rome’s massive empire. Rome’s military is the reason that Rome was the superpower they were. At first the Romans militia was strong, because they offered citizenship to the nations they conquered to quantify their forces. This was a very successful strategy and made other nations afraid to fight against Rome. Meanwhile when they started letting anyone …show more content…
The poor in the Roman were treated unfairly and sometimes used for the entertainment of the aristocracy. Roman plebeians felt that the aristocracy were not trying to make life better for all of Rome which lead to civil wars in Rome. If Rome’s upper class would have helped the lower class, the Roman empire could have survived. When Rome was in the beginning stages everyone was peaceful, but the unwillingness of the upper class to negotiate with the lower class created tension and made the lower class resent the government. Which lead to a poor economy and let’s face it without a stable economy a government can’t survive for long. It only makes since that the Romans did not last long after this.
Why Rome fell? The simple answer is they were too ambitious, greedy, and stubborn to realize they had something great to build on. The real reason Rome fell is the same reason it thrived, the spoils of victory are a blessing and a curse. Rome’s military, politics, and economy led to its downfall. Now it is only a place people can learn about and from, and governments hoping they don’t end up like