Summarize the reasons for the fall of Rome. In your opinion, which reason(s) was
the most important and why?
The reasons of Rome's fall was the geography, economic decline, growth of government, decline in the work force, lack of technology and military defeat.
Geography: The Roman Empire was shaped like a donut around the Mediterranean. It defended the weak western borders from the barbarian invasion.
Economic decline: In the last century of the empire, both the army and the government kept growing. In addition Romans continued to important luxury items from distant lands. They did this while the Roman economy was not strong enough to support such activities.
Growth of government: The large government kept demanding more of the people and after a while Civil wars wasted Rome's valuable resources of people and moneys. Leaders fought over for who would be the emperor.
the most important and why?
The reasons of Rome's fall was the geography, economic decline, growth of government, decline in the work force, lack of technology and military defeat.
Geography: The Roman Empire was shaped like a donut around the Mediterranean. It defended the weak western borders from the barbarian invasion.
Economic decline: In the last century of the empire, both the army and the government kept growing. In addition Romans continued to important luxury items from distant lands. They did this while the Roman economy was not strong enough to support such activities.
Growth of government: The large government kept demanding more of the people and after a while Civil wars wasted Rome's valuable resources of people and moneys. Leaders fought over for who would be the emperor.
Decline in the work force: There was a very high death rate and a decrease in the number of slaves which concluded the empire had fewer workers and fewer soldiers.
Lack of technology: The upper class Romans did not direct their interest and attention to developing ways to save labor.
Military defeat: The Roman army was no longer strong enough to defeat the barbarians.
The most important reason for Rome's fall was the growth decline in the work force. No one worked properly which ended up being very few workers and soldiers. For sure the other reasons were also important, but I think that this was the main reason and this ended up the military defeat, because the empire was weak and couldn't defend themselves anymore.
