The Fall of Rome was one of the major historical events that had the magnitude to shape the future of society that we now experience today, now the question lies why did this huge empire collapse? There were three major factors that the Romans had fallen from their position of dominance over the world which ultimately led them to the fall of the super power known as the Roman Empire. Firstly, Rome lacked unity amongst its people as the Roman Empire had split into two sides and the rise of a major religion known as ‘Christianity’ was apparent. Secondly, there were many failed military campaigns and military defeats as the army had become soft due to the many years of peace as a result of the lack of opposing military/political powers. Lastly,
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As the result of the roman army had becoming soft due to the lack of opposing military/political powers throughout the generations. During the age of the fall of Rome there were many prerequisites and warning signs that the Roman empire would inevitably fall and a major attribute to that would be the many civil wars that had broken out within the Roman confines. “In this this period, a powerful cocktail of failure against foreign foes, internal civil wars and fiscal crisis nearly destroyed the empire.” (‘The fall of Rome and The End Of Civilization’, Bryan Ward- Perkins, 2005, ch 3 An Empire at Risk). This second source explain’s how internal affairs such as civil wars and exterior forces like barbarian forces had almost caused the instant demise of Rome. The internal civil wars were caused due to the fact that Rome was being governed by amateurs as there were many power struggles between politicians and Roman Generals. Corruption during the 4th to 5th century within Rome had become rampant and normalized as everyone was bribable; Government power was extremely twisted and imperial authority was used for personal gain such as the assassination of unwanted/unfavorable Emperors. “Bribery and abuses always occurred, of course. But by the fourth and fifth centuries they had become the norm: no longer abuses of a system, but an …show more content…
The combined issues that ranged from the split of the Roman Empire, corrupted officials, weak military and the exterior forces of invading barbarians had proven too much for the Roman Empire to deal with; resulting in the inevitable demise of a once great super power dubbed the ‘Roman
As the result of the roman army had becoming soft due to the lack of opposing military/political powers throughout the generations. During the age of the fall of Rome there were many prerequisites and warning signs that the Roman empire would inevitably fall and a major attribute to that would be the many civil wars that had broken out within the Roman confines. “In this this period, a powerful cocktail of failure against foreign foes, internal civil wars and fiscal crisis nearly destroyed the empire.” (‘The fall of Rome and The End Of Civilization’, Bryan Ward- Perkins, 2005, ch 3 An Empire at Risk). This second source explain’s how internal affairs such as civil wars and exterior forces like barbarian forces had almost caused the instant demise of Rome. The internal civil wars were caused due to the fact that Rome was being governed by amateurs as there were many power struggles between politicians and Roman Generals. Corruption during the 4th to 5th century within Rome had become rampant and normalized as everyone was bribable; Government power was extremely twisted and imperial authority was used for personal gain such as the assassination of unwanted/unfavorable Emperors. “Bribery and abuses always occurred, of course. But by the fourth and fifth centuries they had become the norm: no longer abuses of a system, but an …show more content…
The combined issues that ranged from the split of the Roman Empire, corrupted officials, weak military and the exterior forces of invading barbarians had proven too much for the Roman Empire to deal with; resulting in the inevitable demise of a once great super power dubbed the ‘Roman