The Fall Of Rome

The Western Roman Empire grew to be the largest and strongest empire that the world had ever known. By the fourth century The Great Roman Empire fell to pieces. There were 5 main reasons for Rome’s fall: Split Of The Empire, Lack of Military cohesion, Economic struggle, political rivalries and turmoil and moral decline.

Split Of Rome

The Empire was divided into the East and West under Diocletian, who thought it would help the kingdom be better governed. His idea worked for a while. But there was constant fighting over resources and territories in the empire.

Military Struggles

 The Romans organized and based around the concept of using the people they conquered as new recruits in their military. Rome wasn’t expanding as much as it used to. 

Economic Struggles

Constant wars and overspending were a big problem for the Empire. When the Empire was no longer expanding new resources became harder to find and the Empire fell to hard times. 

Political Struggles 

The murder of the many Emperors led to distrust in the position and weakened the government even more. 

Moral Struggles

People didn’t want to work as hard knowing thanks to the public welfare programs, leading into further decline of the Empire.