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    The primary reasons for the fall of Rome were the Roman army becoming lazy and weak, barbarian invasions breaking down the army further, and economic corruption within the government. The Roman army stopped training properly and going into battle without armor, making them easy targets. Multiple barbarian groups then invaded Rome over time, further reducing the army. However, the main reason was that leaders became unjust and cruel as the government became corrupt, angering citizens and compelling the fall of Rome.

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    The primary reasons for the fall of Rome were the Roman army becoming lazy and weak, barbarian invasions breaking down the army further, and economic corruption within the government. The Roman army stopped training properly and going into battle without armor, making them easy targets. Multiple barbarian groups then invaded Rome over time, further reducing the army. However, the main reason was that leaders became unjust and cruel as the government became corrupt, angering citizens and compelling the fall of Rome.

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    What Were The Primary Reasons For the Fall of Rome?

    Rome started out as an amazing empire, but there were many things that occurred

    that contributed to the fall of Rome. Rome began in about the year 750 BCE, and

    surrounded the Mediterranean Sea. By 200 BCE, it was overflowing with people that

    wanted to be a part of the worlds greatest empire. At first, rome was considered a

    republic, but as time went on, it formed into an empire. It started out in the first two

    centuries of being an empire as being peaceful and wealthy, a time called the Pax Romana.

    However, as the empire started expanding, it started to mold into a dictatorship. For a

    while, Rome was on top. Although being the dominant empire has its advantages, there

    were many other disadvantages. Since it was on top, and none of the other settlements

    were doing anything about it, the Roman soldiers, as well as leaders, became very lazy. This

    made Rome more vulnerable, and so others started to attack. Many things contributed to

    the fall of Rome, but what were the main reasons? The three main reasons that Rome fell

    were because of the Roman army, barbarian invasions, and economic corruption. Of all of

    these, though, the most important reason was economic corruption.

    One very important reason Rome fell was because the Roman Army got very lazy.

    No one wanted to volunteer to become a soldier, so Rome had to start drafting men. Many

    people avoided this. The soldiers did not do their customary training, and they rarely ever

    wore their breastplates and helmets. In Document B, Vegetius said, So our soldiers fought

    the Goth without any protection He also said that no one tried to restore the helmets
    and breastplates, which meant that in battle the only things the soldiers would think about

    was running, and not fighting and defending. These lazy soldiers gave all of the other

    settlements that wanted to invade Rome a huge advantage, which made Rome more

    defenseless than ever.

    Another important reason that Rome fell was that barbarian invasions broke down

    the Roman Army. Since the Roman Army got weak and defenseless, other barbarian groups

    started invading Rome. In Document C, it shows all of the groups that invaded Rome. There

    were many groups, but it was over a long period of time. This meant that for the Roman

    Army, there would be multiple battles to fight, and each time they lost, it made their army

    powerless and frail. Many of the barbarian groups had better soldiers than the Romans did,

    and since there were a lot of the other groups, every invasion slowly chipped away at the

    Roman Army.

    While the first two reasons are very important, the main reason that Rome fell was

    because of economic corruption. While Rome was on top, the leaders became very lazy. In

    Document E, Priscus said, ... that the laws and constitution of the Romans were fair, but

    deplored that the governors, not possessing the spirit of former generations, were ruining

    the state. Almost none of the citizens thought that the leaders of Rome were doing a good

    job, and disagreed with the decisions that they were making. Wealthy people who broke

    the law did not have to go through the same consequences that poor people did, and many

    people thought that was unfair. Taxes were very high because of the high population, and
    people were hurting their leaders, as well as each other (Doc E). Since the leaders got lazy,

    and their decisions were unjust and, in some cases cruel, citizens got very angry, and it

    made them want to leave the empire. This was the most important factor in the fall of

    Rome because the government was falling apart, and that compelled people to be violent

    and destructive.

    It is true, however, that there are other reasons that explain Romes decline. These

    reasons include the Roman emperors, the Huns, and disaster and disease. However, the

    three main reasons presented above -- the Roman Army, barbarian invasions, and

    especially economic corruption -- provide the best explanation why Rome finally crumbled

    in the 5th century CE.

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