The Great Empire: The Fall Of Rome

In the past we see that any great empire or nation has fallen,or declined. The Roman Empire was huge, taking over Egypt and Greece. It was a great empire, but eventually fell. The people's ability to not follow lead to the Fall of the Roman Empire because of the army, the government, and even the religion.
The army must be like a well-lubricated machine, but the army of Rome was like gears grinding against each other. According to Vegetius, Many of the men were completely out of shape. This was because the intensity of their training was gone, they were now soft and many of the drills were abandoned. For example, in his excerpt “Concerning Military Matters,” he says “No one tried to restore breastplates and helmets,” implying that they did

not want to wear them. This ultimately could have lead to the fall of the empire because they were unprotected because they were out and of shape and did not want to wear the armour. That finally lead to them running and not fighting. Furthermore, Michael Grant explains how there were many people who were not able to join the army for certain reasons. People like hosts of senators, bureaucrats, clergyman, cooks, bakers, and slaves. This leads to the fall of the empire because they were unable to draft people. This meant that they could not supply the army needs. The army became weak because the government was going through many changes at the time, and they could not get on the same page.