Wednesday, May 25, 2011

ROMES EMPIRE DECLINED AND FELL

1. They faced poor harvests, disruption of trade, no more plunder from wars, Gold and silver drain inflation, and crushing tax burden
2. The Roman soldiers started fighting strictly for money and not for patriotism. The empire started to recruit Barbarians, who accepted lower pay but couldn't be trusted.
3. Constantine brought Christianity to the empire.  He also granted the Christians and all men freedom to follow the religion they chose. 
4. The Germanic tribes invaded the empire because the Huns began to move west, and they were afraid of the Huns. So destroying everything it their path, the Huns moved westward. The empire was unable to fight back because they were so disorganize and could not muster a medium sized army together.

5. Pros
-he restored the faith in the ancient gods of Rome
-granted freedom to all men to choose their own religion
-he beat the inflation

Cons
none! 

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