The Fall of Rome

For a great period of time, Rome was a powerful force that was the center of all the action in the area around the Mediterranean Sea but the thriving empire soon began to fall apart due to both problems from inside and outside of the empire. Although Rome was flourishing, the empire’s lack of strong…

Although Rome’s decline and fall was partially caused by factors that were outside of the empire, internal factors caused Rome to become vulnerable to those outside factors, which made the fall of Rome more feasible; factors such as corruption within the government, unnecessary spending of Roman treasury, and the growing differences between social classes were…

Rome frequently faced many conflicts for centuries, which include factors from within and without the empire. However, the decline of Rome was due to the political causes of oppressive government and corrupt officials, economic issues, and military causes from within the empire. Therefore, Rome was brought down from the aspects that led to their decline…

In The Fall of the Roman Empire, A Reappraisal, Michael Grant outlines the reasons for the decline and eventual fall of the Roman Empire. He splits it into six causes: the failure of the army, the gulfs between classes, the credibility gap, the partnerships that failed, the groups that opted out, and the undermining of…