The Fall of Rome

both very important events in our world’s history. There were many different events and

problems that contributed to the fall of Rome. Economic depression, high taxes, and

barbarian domination are all possible causes of the fall of the empire (Smith 201). These

problems, along with civil wars, slowly destroyed the Roman Empire.

From 264 B.C. to 146 B.C. there were a series of fights between Rome and Carthage

known as the Punic Wars. Three different Punic Wars were fought during this time and

they caused some major problems for Rome. Farmland was destroyed and farmers had no

choice but to move to the cities to find work. The main problem with this was that most

jobs were taken by slave labor, so farmers could not find work. Suitable living quarters

The first Punic War was for control of Sicily. It lasted from 264 B.C. to 241 B.C.

Rome was victorious in this war (World 144). The second Punic War was instigated in

218 B.C. by Hannibal, a Carthaginian general who wanted to avenge Carthage’s previous

loss. Scipio, a Roman general, devised a plan to defeat Hannibal. Scipio attacked

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Vandals took over Southern Gaul but were forced

by Visigoths to move to Spain (Cowell 119).

It was a combination of many previously mentioned problems. On the

Ides of March, March 15, 44 B. The fall of the Western Empire signified the

beginning of the Dark Ages (Roman). These men ruled Rome as a triumvirate for the next ten years. The western

empire fell with one hundred years after his reign (Roman). , Rome burned Carthage and sold its citizens into

slavery. There was no Roman power in the Western Empire

(World 162). Gaius committed suicide

to avoid the fate his followers had met. Northern Gaul and Britain were taken by barbarians

before the middle of the fifth century. Tiberius and three

hundred followers were murdered by a group of senators.

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