Topic > Ancient Rome: Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire

Highest possible reason caused the fall of the Roman Empire. The invasion of barbarian tribes, economic problems, excessive dependence on slave labor, the rise of the Western empire, government corruption and political instability, the arrival of the Huns and the migration of barbarian tribes, the Christianity and the loss of traditional values ​​and weakening of the Roman legions. Just like the Black Death also known as the Plague. The next decades the empire passed were threatened. In 476 the Germanic leader had organized a revolt that deposed the emperor Augustus. Rome was also under attack from outside forces, but it was also crumbling from within due to a severe financial crisis. With such a vast territory to govern, the empire had to face their administrative and legislative nightmare. The invading army reached the Roman walls, which had remained totally undefended. In 410 AD, the Visigoths, led by Alaric, breached the walls of Rome and sacked the capital of the Roman Empire. The Visigoths sacked, burned and pillaged the city, leaving a trail of destruction wherever they went. These acts continued for three days. For the first time in almost a millennium the city of Rome was in the hands of someone other than Roman. In any case it was the