How Did The Rise And Fall Of The Roman Empire

“I came, I saw, I conquered.” The Roman Empire was on the seven hills, also in the eastern empire. Julius Caesar was an emperor, Diocletian was an emperor, Constantine was the last emperor. The rise and fall occured because of the lack of social, political and economics. The lack of social is the reason for the rise and the fall. “Even with their excellent road systems, the Romans were unable to communicate quickly or effectively enough to manage their holdings.” (History Alive) The social aspect was very weak although the roman empire grew so much they could not communicate with each other because they did not have the tech to communicate quickly and from far away. This led to many uprises because people did not get what they wanted. Many attacks also happened by
“The Republic needed money to pay the legions, to build roads, sewers, aqueducts, and arenas, and to pay for the welfare programs that fed the poor.” (Rome for kids) Rome was made up of 95% plebeians which we middle class and low class people. The other 5% was patricians who were high class and told people what to do. Plebeians are the ones who pay taxes to fund things and pay for the huge military. The plebeians also go to the military no option so when they went to war no one could pay taxes making the city itself and all the people go into poverty. Also, “As more and more funds were funneled into the military upkeep of the empire, technological advancement slowed and Rome’s civil infrastructure fell into disrepair.” (History Alive) Rome started to gain land so quickly that it affected how the people advanced. The people started to not learn anything and just do there jobs. No one enjoyed their jobs anymore because they used to learn something new everyday but after gaining so much land the advancement in technology declined by so much. Therefore that is the last reason for the rise and fall of the Roman