The Fall Of The Roman Empire The fall of the Roman Empire could be linked to many different aspects. Such as Army, Citizens and Barbarianism. Personally I think that all these reasons are linked and headed by the decline of the Roman emperor. The deficient Emperor role led to the lacking military response to invasions, civil war and peasant uprisings. First of all, ever since the adoptive system, which was installed by Marcus Aurelius, was …
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…importance the higher-class society had in Rome. Almost anyone could be a Roman soldier, almost anyone could have access to arms and almost anyone could use these arms in their favor. The allowance of the German entrance in the army introduced doubt in the mind of the veteran soldiers. Therefore, Rome hurt itself. One does not know if it could have continued its dominance, but one could clearly say that its dominance brought its disappearance.