THREE REASONS ROME FELL

THIRD - [MILITARY PROBLEMS]

• Rome struggled to marshal enough troop to defend the frontiers from rebellion
• Emperor Hadrian was forced to build his famous wall to keep enemy at bay
• As more funds were funneled into military, Roman tech. Adv. slowed
• This left Rome's civil infrastructure in disrepair
• Ranked Third because this threw money into military rather than civil affairs

SECOND - [EXTERNAL INVASIONS]

• Eurasian Warriors drove many Germanic Tribes to the borders of Rome.
• Romans forced the Goths into slavery, doing this they were creating a dangerous enemy within their borders.
• Goths rose up in revolt and eventually routed a Roman army and killed the Eastern Emperor Valens.
• Romans negotiated the barbarians in 378 AD, truce unraveled in 410 when Goth King Alaric sacked Rome
• Ranked Second because the Roman army was attacked unexpectedly, this left Rome weak and vulnerable.

FIRST - [PLAGUE]

• Killed a large number of Roman Citizens, leaving people helpless with no clear line of thought
• Reducing numbers of laborers which declined argiculture and production
• Roman Plague was very costly to Rome, which took money out of other investments such as military
• Roman Plague is ranked First because it effected its protection, leaving it very vulnerable to attacks
• *Also known as one of Romes "Dark Ages"*

CITATION

• http://www.history.com/news/history-lists/8-reasons-why-rome-fell
• http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Roman_Empire