Since the third century C.E., Rome faced many problems and was weakened by barbaric invasions from 100-500 C.E. Around 476 C.E, most of the Eastern Roman Empire was still intact, but the Western Roman Empire was covered by barbarians. External enemies, such as the Saxons, Vandals, and Ostrogoths engaged with Rome, which enabled the empire to wear out slowly. On the other hand, this powerful empire was not only weakened by external rivals but by internal decay as well. The increase of enemies contributed to the problematic issue of recruiting soldiers. Rome had difficulty recruiting male boys from Rome into their military, which resulted in the government to promptly pay German foreigners to join the army. Low funding from citizens did not give the military supplies or resources they needed to protect Rome. Consequently, citizens rarely paid for the army, even though Rome kept on paying German foreigners for their army. This caused a major conflict. Lastly, many foolish decisions made by the emperors and government caused the aspects of the military to slowly…