Reasons For The Collapse Of The Roman Empire

The Roman Empire was one of the most powerful empires in the history of humankind. Rome was founded on the potency of its military, its strategic geographic location, strong moral values, and wise leadership. It prospered because of its social, economic, political, military, and religious strengths. In fact, it was the most powerful empire to have ever existed. However, the mighty empire of Rome collapsed and there were many factors, which has lead to the demise of this great empire.
One of the obvious reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire is that it had over-extended its rule and conquered too many lands to adequately control. Rome acquired many new lands that it did not have before the size of the Roman Empire was several times the size of Rome itself. During peace times, it was easy …show more content…
The number of slave workers amplified dramatically during the first two centuries of the Roman Empire. Rome's dependency on slave labor led to not only a decline in morals, values, and ethics but also the stagnation of new machinery to produce goods more efficiently and productively. The Romans were by no means short of slaves and treated them very viciously which caused the slaves to revolt leading to a string of conflicts called the Servile Wars, the most famous one being the charge led by the gladiator slave, Spartacus. Common farmers who had to pay their workers could not afford to produce their goods at low prices and slavery was an ideal way to lower expenditure, which saw a rapid increase in unemployment. During the last few centuries of the Roman Empire there was a colossal growth in Christianity, the attitudes of slaves were changing, and they were on the verge of becoming socially accepted. Many of the slaves that Rome depended, were being freed lowering the manufacture of goods and weapons, forcing the government to employ workers to be paid for a lot less