Fall of the Roman Empire
The Roman Empire lasted for over a thousand years; from 756BC to 476AD. But from 180 to 476 Rome decreased. There are many, many reasons that it decreased. At one point it was said that Rome was "more respected than feared." That was said only 42 years before Rome began to decrease .How did this world domination go from being the most powerful empire in the world to completely nonexistent? That is what I'll be answering in this essay. The last emperor before the decline of Rome began was Marcus Aurelius. He was the third best emperor in Rome's history. He was kind, benevolent, and humane. But during his reign the Pax Romana ended. The Pax Romana is the 200-year period of peace in Ancient Rome. It was said to be "the greatest gift Rome gave to the ancient world." This was one of the first events that started the chain of events that made Rome disapear. One of the most important reasons for the fall of Rome was the economy. There were many economic problems in Rome. I'll first start with the prisoners of war or the lack there of. When Emperor Hadrian drew the boundaries and said Rome could grow no more in 121 AD, the empire lost one of the three largest sources of income, prisoners of war. Another major source of income was t
There had always been a very clear dividing line between the classes of people in Rome. These problems only fueled the feuds that existed between the classes. Only about 4% of Rome were the middle class called the equestrians. The rest of the emperors didn't help the empire, but they hurt it. The wealthy people never helped the poor and only made the taxes higher for them. But when the taxes rose the people didn't have the same feelings for Rome as they did before. After Marcus Aurelias no emperor was really good. They considered it an honor to die for your country. After him there were 24 emperors and all but one died a violent death. So in that action the provinces were taking one of Rome's largest sources of income. Also, the poor didn't obey the rules the patricians that were lawmakers made. Soon these people became Rome's enemies. The patricians weren't the only people to blame. Another emperor that did ok was Dioclesian who established a totalitarian government where the government controlled every aspect of life.
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