The Fall of the Roman Empire Could Be Linked To Many Different Aspects: Army,
Citizens, Barbarianism
Personally I think that all these reasons are linked and headed by the
decline of the Roman emperor. The deficient Emperor role led to the lacking
military response to invasions,civil war and peasant uprisings.
ROMAN EMPIRE AND ITS EMPEROR
Ever since the adoptive system which was installed by Marcus Aurelius
was never reinstalled after his death,effective leadership in governing Rome was
lacking. It was clearly visible that the Roman Emperor was the backbone of Roman
stability and therefore the strength of the Roman army was also crucial in
ensuing the empire's stability. But this stability was drastically altered when
corruption and “necessary” errors were committed.
ECONOMIC, BARBARIAN AND MILITARY PROBLEMS
The Roman Empire was plunged into military anarchy and raided by
barbarous Germanic tribes causing a major burden from an economic standpoint.
Emperors,......
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