Western Roman Empire Research Paper

The Western Roman Empire was the most effective and powerful superpower of the Mediterranean, with a duration of about 500 years from 27 B.C. to 476 A.D. Its’ collapse has been a subject of unfinished debate for years. There was no single cause to the fall of the Western Roman empire, but numerous consecutive happenings. Historians found that the collapse of Western Rome was due to crisis among politics, environment, religion, invasion(s), economy, military, etc. This paper will further address and analyze the causes of the collapse.
The era of decline initiated with the demise of Marcus Aurelius in 180 A.D. The inadequate Emperor part prompted the lacking military reaction to invasions, slave revolts, and civil war. Since the framework of the Roman Empire which was introduced by Marcus Aurelius it was never reestablished after his death and effective authority was a necessity of Roman civilization. It was unmistakably obvious that the Roman Emperor was the foundation of Roman solidness and thusly the quality of the Roman armed force was critical in following the realm's solidness. Be that as it may, this stability altered when corruption came into play. In William Ophuls Immoderate Greatness he quotes Livy stating:
Rome was originally, when it was poor and small, a unique example of austere …show more content…
Economically wise the war against the Germans led to terrible financial burdens on the Empire To obtain funds for the military emperors confiscated goods exacted forced labor and debased the coinage by minting more currency without an increase in the supply of precious metal5 Through this the citizens withdrew their loyalty to Rome which deeply affected the middle class In the Piganiol essay Piganiol clearly emphasis the fact that the Roman state went bankrupt in the third century because it was incapable of continuing to pay its officials and it was incapable of paying its armies without recourse to confiscations monetary falsifications requisition in kind unpaid

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