The Roman Empire: Sanitation, Military Shortage, And Economic Problems

The Roman Empire faced many issues in its final years. Some of the problems included sanitation, military shortages, and economy issues. Sanitation was a big problem because sickness and plagues sprang up from consuming contaminated water, sewage bacteria, or rodent issues. (Alchin, "Reasons why the Roman Empire fell") Another problem is the military, during Rome’s decline, it was tough to recruit soldiers and harder to provide resources for its heavy armies. Economy was also a big problem for the Romans because they needed funding for their armies, building sewers, aqueducts, arenas, and financially support their welfare system; but not enough money was there when necessary. Ultimately Rome fell but the solutions to these problems were