Our Conclusion

One of the main reasons why the Roman Empire declined was because they didnt have a stable government. For a long time Rome couldnt find a loyal & trustworthy emperor. The emperors of Rome helped corrupt the system by taking advantage of their posts. Although the emperors played a big part in the decline of Rome, they wernt the only part. The Roman Empire was also corrupt in many aspects. These included socially, politically, religiously and military wise. The military did not play as large a role as the other aspects did because the military defeats did not directly effect the economy. Religion played a huge role in corruption, when the people were denied their freedom of religion and worship they were outraged. This led to the rate of crime to skyrocket. Although Christianity was a major part of the Roman Empire many of the emperors rebuked it. The reason for this was because the emperors thought of Christianity as a threat to their power. Emperors tried to force a bureaucracy on the people. This was when the higher powers seperated the land among the lower powers. Some people blame the economic decline on the seperation of the city. The Eastern part and Western part were split and were run by two different emperors. Because of this corruption Rome never fully recovered. We (as a pair) feel that if this didnt happen the Roman Empire could have been running steady for a couple more hundred years.