Saturday, December 4, 2010

Causes of the Roman Fall

In my opinion, Romes fall was very inevitable. The many wars, problems and economic and technological falls were heart breaking. Many Romans did not know what to do, and instead of progressing, they were backing away. This was the moment the fall started. It was like Rome was a dice, ready to be played with, but there were no players. It stood there, watching at the horrible things moving around them. In this blog post I will tell you some of the factors that contributed to the drastic fall of Rome. There are a couple of major ones, while their the minor ones push themselves through.
The first factor was the geography of Ancient Rome and its surroundings. Romes was shaped like a donut and therefore it was very challenging for them to protect the territory. The barbarians could easily enter their lands and take away valuable items and destroy their property. The second factor that affected the fall of Rome was the economic decline. The economy of Ancient Rome was too weak for supporting the empire and government. The market fell, and there wasn't even a point in jobs. The economy simply fell apart and with it the empire. The third reason was the growth of the government. The senate and assembly became dishonest and were just in search of wealth. This factor destroyed the organization and safety of the Roman Republic. At this point, people did not know where to go and what to do, which leads us to the fourth factor, decline in the work force. This was the effect of the past three factors. The population saw no point in working and did not know what to do with their lives. It was like they were happy to survive each day. The fifth major/minor factor was the lack of technology. Due to the lack of work force, not enough goods were produced to support the economy and community. You can see how this connects, each factor connects with each other which equals into the tragic fall of Rome. The final and most public factor was the final military defeat. The barbarians finally succeeded to defeat the Roman military, which led to the final touch of the fall of Rome.

After all, these were some of the factors that affected Romes final fall. I showed you how they connect although some people do not even notice that. To conclude, there were many factors that affected the fall of Rome and how it affects the fall of it.

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