Rome was one of the greatest civilizations the world will ever see. They gained their power from conquering other civilizations and empires. At one point, Rome had the entire Mediterranean under their control. It had one of the greatest armies, logical architecture, and beautiful art. So why did the great empire fall? Despite being a great civilization, Rome still had it’s fair share of problems to deal with in their own way. First of all, disease and disasters would be a problem for any of the great civilizations in the Mediterranean. The measles, a rash and blight of the Roman Empire, spread throughout most empires concerning even the greats like Rome. Not to mention Rome was home to some traumatizing natural disasters including the earthquake …show more content…
In document E, a Roman ambassador, Priscus, interviewed a Roman commoner on the state of Rome. The commoner stated that he did not like the taxes that Roman government held against them. Also, he said that the Roman empire didn’t have as much”spirit” (possibly meaning Rome got boring) as the earlier days did. As well as the information found from this document, document C shared tst Roman Emperor wouldn’t be a very good job to have as people assassinate the Emperor for the title and power very often. The political corruption and inward economic problems played a vital part in the fall of Rome. Leading on from the Emperors being assassinated, the weak political leadership was perhaps the prime reason Rome declined from the Pax Romana, or Roman Peace. The leaders of the government were soft-bellied and lazy, letting the military do what the military wanted. Also, the Emperors weren't very well to be relied on, as they were mostly corrupted assassins who would’ve led the demise of the previous Emperor. All of these issues that were stated before all started with the with the weak political