Reasons for the Decline of the Roman Empire

The decline of the Roman Empire happened for many reasons. The third century started from 180 to 284 A.D. But it all started about 190 A.D. Tribes would want to move in to the Empire but knew if they did, conflicts would come about with the Romans. One can argue that Rome was undernourished because of its low productivity and failed to supply metals and currency. The decline of Roman Empire was due to military, economic, political, social problems, and the spread of Christianity. All four played a major part to the empire.

The Roman Empire was very significant throughout the Third and Fourth century because that when the fall of Rome happen. Its important factors occurred during those times. A article best describes how the Roman Empire due to its economic issues. “The decline of the Roman Empire was due to economic causes, the diffusion of industry and the absence of a technological basis sufficient to support an empire of this size-in the last resort it was a product of the basic technological weakness in ancient civilization resulting from the institution of slavery.” Rome was not equipped with the technological ideas to support the empire. After the occurring death of Marcus Aurelius, who ought to be the last five good emperors, marked the end of the success of the second century. Most importantly after his death, the Roman Empire started to fall. It seems Marcus was maintaining the empire. Some people may ask why such great empire finally collapsed.

During the Third century the Roman Empire faced economic and social crisis. Invasions, civil wars, and a recurrence of the plague throughout the Roman Empire almost brought a complete economic collapse. Most importantly, there have been continuous civil wars between 190- 28...

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... stable. They faced a lot of hardships when it came down to their armies, religion, agricultural issues, and slaves. Though, the Roman Empire had to manage their economic and social problems in the fourth century. Their problems became persistent, as well as maintain the authority of the central governs. “The difficulty of controlling the great landowners, the expanded bureaucracy was to increase the ever-present tendency toward a division between the eastern and the western parts of the Empire”. Going into the fourth century it attempted to explain the decline of Roman Empire only based on economic and social terms. The Romans came a long way and fought a battle that made them stronger and realizing their mistakes they have done throughout centuries. One could argue that the difficulties the Roman Empire faced are one that could not subject to happen in the future.