The Roman Empire was a dominate force in its prime, but it wasn’t able to last forever. Barbarian invasions in the fifth century and many other factors put an end to the effective government of the Roman Empire. The Huns and other barbarian groups ravaged the fragmented empire. The empire had too much land to control and they were spending too much money on the military. Eventually they ran out of supplies and couldn’t off fight the invaders. The fall of the Western Roman Empire had massive effects on European History politically and economically. With all of the invasions merchants weren’t able to trade, therefore, leading to businesses shutting down. The cities were destroyed and abandoned as political and economic centers. A lot of the
