The fall of one of the largest empires in the world was tragic to the people who lived there. Rome was so powerful and great, no one thought that they would ever lead into a great decline, that would end the empire. Rome was feared and strong, how could Rome fall so quickly without warning? This happened because the empire grew too quickly, their army became weak, and they never had a stable government.
When Rome was at its highest peak in population and size, the borders became too hard to maintain. They couldn't produce goods and money fast enough to support their large city. Overall they couldn't take care of Rome because they were growing too quickly. “Rome's fall was an inevitable effect of it grand size...borders became difficult to …show more content…
Most Roman men did not join the army so they had to recruit foreigners into the military. Most of the foreign military was not fully loyal to Rome and turn to the other side and fought against Rome in the middle of the battle. “Rome became reliant on on hired foreign soldiers to bolster their military, especially Germainiacs, therefore, much of the military was not loyal to Rome,”-DBQ packet document five.
The government controls and maintains Rome. The problem was, they did not have an official way to pick or choose a new emperor. Generals and leaders fought over power which weakened the army even more. This ruins the economy because barbarians were able to sneak in to rome in all directions because the borders were not being watched over. “ The civil war, and raids, and accompanying social unrest destroyed trade,”-DBQ packet document four.
Since there was not an official way to choose an emperor, many generals and other leaders often assassinated the emperor's so they could take their place. They could not wait for their leader to die of old age. According to doc: three in our DBQ packet, in the chart of how certain emperors died, most of them were assassinated, only one died of a more natural cause which was sickness. One created
When Rome was at its highest peak in population and size, the borders became too hard to maintain. They couldn't produce goods and money fast enough to support their large city. Overall they couldn't take care of Rome because they were growing too quickly. “Rome's fall was an inevitable effect of it grand size...borders became difficult to …show more content…
Most Roman men did not join the army so they had to recruit foreigners into the military. Most of the foreign military was not fully loyal to Rome and turn to the other side and fought against Rome in the middle of the battle. “Rome became reliant on on hired foreign soldiers to bolster their military, especially Germainiacs, therefore, much of the military was not loyal to Rome,”-DBQ packet document five.
The government controls and maintains Rome. The problem was, they did not have an official way to pick or choose a new emperor. Generals and leaders fought over power which weakened the army even more. This ruins the economy because barbarians were able to sneak in to rome in all directions because the borders were not being watched over. “ The civil war, and raids, and accompanying social unrest destroyed trade,”-DBQ packet document four.
Since there was not an official way to choose an emperor, many generals and other leaders often assassinated the emperor's so they could take their place. They could not wait for their leader to die of old age. According to doc: three in our DBQ packet, in the chart of how certain emperors died, most of them were assassinated, only one died of a more natural cause which was sickness. One created