Byzantine Empire

The population of Rome was around 2.7 million. Rome was always one of the greatest empires. There are three reasons why Rome collapse but the main reasons is Weak leadership. Weak leadership lead to economic problems and military weakness. The first reason why Rome collapse was Economic problems and corruption. One reasons was they had very high taxes so people didn’t like that so there were many problems. Also Rome didn’t have very much money because they would pay their soldiers to try…

Egypt was one of the few remaining civilizations that managed to repel these omnipresent destructors. Egypt saw the onslaught of many attacks during the 12th century, yet withstood these feats and managed to seize control over their empire. Amidst the war efforts taking place in Egypt, the ancient city of Troy fell, at the hands of Agamemnon’s forces who destroyed the Trojan dynasty from within. It is noted that Homer had suggested that it was the Mycenaean’s who had tried to invade…

Throughout history, empires fall and new one rise, but how could Rome, such a vast and powerful empire, crumble to pieces in front of our eyes? No matter how big and strong an empire and few factors can cause its decline in a matter of decades or centuries. If you had a strong and beautiful sunflower but suddenly stopped taking care of it, it would slowly wilt. The same can happen to civilizations, such as Rome. As many historians analyze this time period, they look at the primary, or main,…

The Fall of Rome People believe that Rome fell for many different reasons. Some people believe that Rome never fell at all. Rome had many problems in their empire which lead to their fall. First of all, the foreign invasions was one of the causes of the fall of Rome. Document C shows that invaders came into Rome from all sorts of places. Because the soldiers were weak and lazy, they could not prevent invaders from coming into Roman territory. According to the Brain Pop, it shows how the…

The fall of the Roman Empire was inevitable. Whether by the hands of corrupted political officers, or by the hands of invading civilizations, Rome was doomed. Most responsible for the fall of Rome however, was the gap in classes. The wealthy got richer, and the poor got even poorer. This not only had an effect on the Empire economically, but Morally, politically, and Militarily as well. Rome was made up of mostly the rich and the poor. The civilization was vastly made up of the less wealthy…

of the most glorious empires in human history was the Roman Empire. Its western part survived for an astounding period of more than 500 years. Therefore historians are highly intrigued by the fall of the Western Roman Empire. For centuries they have considered the reasons for this fall. But what they are even more intrigued by is the fact that the Eastern Roman Empire survived this fall and the reasons for this. My opinion is that the main reasons why the Eastern Roman Empire survived are that…

Everyone has to make decisions, but making them becomes even more difficult when you are in the spotlight. In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, there are many decisions to make, such as; when Caesar came back from Rome, he was offered the crown three times but denies it. He does this because he wants to feel needed; Brutus and the other conspirators realized what Caesar was doing and that he had the chance to be dangerous. With the help of Cassius’s letters, Brutus joined the conspirators, and they…

Rome? The many problems in Rome caused it to cripple - the soft belly city, destroying faster and faster - and finally “vanishing” after laziness of Emperors and the Roman people. Before the Romans decline: before 200 CE, it was the world’s greatest empire - an unremarkable settlement - a “powerhouse!” “This rise to power came with the thrust of a spear and the slash of a sword.” (Background Essay) The Roman army conquered many territories, gained lots of control, and with Julius Caesar they…

state gods in Rome’s Pantheon had demoralized the spirit and energy of the Empire. As a result, barbarian armies were empowered to move into Roman territories—even sacking Rome itself in 410 A.D. Augustine’s treatise defended Christianity, rebutting pagan accusations and creating the very first philosophy of history in Western intellectual tradition. Augustine argued against the critics of his faith that all human empires, which he calls “earthly cities”, contain within themselves the seeds…

Fall is a sudden and uncontrollable descent. Why did Rome fall ? Well there are many reasons for this . First the quick changes of leadership in the years 235 CE to 285 CE made them weaker by the gaps in between leaders making it susceptible to attack. Then they started to not use their armor which gave them a “Soft Belly” making them vulnerable to attack .Finally about how many attacked rome frequently attacked Rome frequently during a 69 year period. Rome was just starting to head into…