In 620 B.C., the Etruscans conquered Rome and they decided to have kings rule the city-state of Rome. The Etruscans ruled Rome for more than 100 years. After the …show more content…
Some farmers were sold as slaves and lost possession of their land, which put slaves in control of the farms. With slaves working as farmers, the price of the items being produced was greatly reduced, but because of the increase in debts, roads were not maintained and trade was not successful. With farmers trading less and less, the economy continued to get worse. Heavy taxes were placed, but many people were unemployed and were unable of taking care of their families, let alone, playing taxes. Although Romans were considered very powerful people and had great power, their large expansion over a short period of time lead to political and economic downfalls. The lack of trading, unsuccessful harvests, inflation, debt, decline in population, civil wars, and many interferences in the government all were contributing factors to the downfall of the Roman