Fall of Rome
After the Fall of Rome
After Rome fell, Rome was split up into different parts and they were ruled by barbarian kings. So there was no chance for Rome to go back to what it was.
The Capitol is moved to the East
The capitol was moved to the eastern part of the Roman Empire in 324 Ce, by Constantine. He named the city Constantinople. That is modern day Istanbul. This moving of the capital helped the fall of Rome happen much faster because the farther away a territory was from the capitol, the harder it is to govern and keep safe. He moved the capitol because of the constant threat of attack from the Germanic tribes from the north.
All of the invasions of Rome
The Ostrogoth's moved along the shore line and stayed more in land until they settled in Rome. They then proceeded to stay there for the duration of the Fall of Rome.
The Vandals invaded the Roman empire around the same time as the Huns. The Vandals conquered a massive amount of land in the Roman Empire.
The Visigoths moved along the coast while destroying everything in their path. They then proceeded to sack Athens. After they sacked Athens. The barbarians, as Roman historians wrote, conquered Rome in 476 CE.
The Huns invaded Rome in 370 CE. they kept making their way through Rome until 451 CE. All that time, they were conquering land.
The corrupt legal system
Another reason Rome fell was the corrupt legal system. A former Roman citizen had an interview with a Roman historian. The former citizen said that a wealthy lawbreaker is not punished for breaking the law, while a poor man undergoes the legal penalty. He also says that the climax of misery is to have to pay in order to obtain justice. A.K.A bribery. He then proceeds to say that the laws were fair, but deplored that the governors, not possessing the spirit of former generations, were ruining the state.
The Heavy Taxes
The taxes were so heavy in the western part of the empire that nobody wanted to be an official. The taxes were so heavy, that nobody had any money left to support the population. A former Roman citizen had an interview with a Roman historian. The former citizen said that times of war were better in times of peace, because the taxes were not as bad.
All of the Emperors assassinations
In a span of 50 years there were 22 proclaimed Emperors of Rome. Of those 22, only 2 of them died a natural death.
Carinus
283-85 CE
Numerian
283-84 CE
Carus
282-83 CE
Probus
276-82 CE
Florianus
276 CE
Tacitus
Possible Assassination
275-76 CE
Aurelian
270-75 CE
Quintillus
Assassination or suicide
270 CE
Claudius Gothicus
Plague
268-70 CE
Valerian & Gallienus
Died as slave of Persians; Assassination
253-60 CE
Aemilianus
253 CE
Gallus
251-53 CE
Hostilian
Possible Plague
251 CE
Decius
249-51 CE
Philip the Arab
Killed in battle
244-49 CE
Gordian III
Possible assassination
238-44 CE
Balbinus & Pupineus
Assassination
238 CE
Gordian I & II
Died from suicide; killed in battle
Reigned 238 CE
Maximinus
Died from assassination
Reigned 235-38 CE
