The fall of Western Roman Empire

The fall of Western Rome

5 reason of why the Roman Empire Felt

• Economic Decline.
• Military Weakness.
• Political instability.
• Barbarian Invasions.
• Cultural and Social Changes.

The causes that made the Roman Empire fall

• Economic challenges tested the empire's ability to maintain its infrastructure, finance the military, and ensure social stability.
• Military weaknesses left the empire vulnerable to external threats, unable to defend its borders effectively, and decrease its dissuasion capacities.
• Political instability created a leadership void,it bloked effective decision-making, and weakened the central authority's ability to address challenges.
• The barbarian invasions directly attacked the territorial integrity of the empire and blocked its already weakened military and administrative capabilities.
• The erosion of traditional values and social unity weakened the ability of Roman society to govern and adapt effectively.

How the Romans tried to solve them

• Political instability: they tried to solve it by dividing the Roman Empire in two parts: West and East.
• Economic Decline: emperors tried to make new coins with less valuable metal, and also they tried to control prices and taxes to make things fairer for people.
• Military Weakness: Romans built walls and forts along their borders to keep out invaders.
• Barbarian Invasions: The Romans tried negotiation and make agreements with some barbarian trives/groups, and also tried to build defenses to keep them out of Rome.
• Cultural and Social Changes: Some emperors tried to cheer people to care about their city and work together.

Some short ideas on the context, on why those happened

Political instability

Economic Decline

Military Weakness

• Invasion Pressures
• Mercenary Dependence

• Military Costs
• Currency Trouble

• Division of Power
• Power Struggles

Barbarian Invasions

Cultural and Social Changes

• Changing Values
• Slavery Impact

• Push and Pull Factors
• Weak Borders