Fall of Rome

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.

Maximinus

Reigned 235-38 CE

Died from assassination

Gordian I & II

Reigned 238 CE

Died from suicide; killed in battle

Balbinus & Pupineus

238 CE

Assassination

Gordian III

238-44 CE

Possible assassination

Philip the Arab

244-49 CE

Killed in battle

Decius

249-51 CE

Killed in battle

Hostilian

251 CE

Possible Plague

Gallus

251-53 CE

Assassination

Aemilianus

253 CE

Assassination

Valerian & Gallienus

253-60 CE

Died as slave of Persians; Assassination

Claudius Gothicus

268-70 CE

Plague

Quintillus

270 CE

Assassination or suicide

Aurelian

270-75 CE

Assassination

Tacitus

275-76 CE

Possible Assassination

Florianus

276 CE

Assassination

Probus

276-82 CE

Assassination

Carus

282-83 CE

Assassination

Numerian

283-84 CE

Possible Assassination

Carinus

283-85 CE

Killed in battle

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.

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.

All of the invasions of Rome

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 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 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 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 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.

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.