The Roman empire rose to power through a series of innovative ideas, including the idea of republic as opposed to a dictatorship, roads, and an efficient welfare system. However, as time went, the fall of Rome became inevitable. Although there are internal problems that also contributed to its downfall, the main reason is due to its battle against barbarians. “The most straightforward theory for Western Rome’s collapse pins the fall on a string of military losses sustained against outside forces. Rome had tangled with Germanic tribes for centuries, but by the 300s “barbarian” groups like the Goths had encroached beyond the Empire’s borders” (Andrews). In the end, the powerful Roman empire that had led the world in discovery had fallen to the uncultivated soldiers that it had been defending against since its beginning. No matter how modernized and advanced a society is, it may always fall a more primitive
The Roman empire rose to power through a series of innovative ideas, including the idea of republic as opposed to a dictatorship, roads, and an efficient welfare system. However, as time went, the fall of Rome became inevitable. Although there are internal problems that also contributed to its downfall, the main reason is due to its battle against barbarians. “The most straightforward theory for Western Rome’s collapse pins the fall on a string of military losses sustained against outside forces. Rome had tangled with Germanic tribes for centuries, but by the 300s “barbarian” groups like the Goths had encroached beyond the Empire’s borders” (Andrews). In the end, the powerful Roman empire that had led the world in discovery had fallen to the uncultivated soldiers that it had been defending against since its beginning. No matter how modernized and advanced a society is, it may always fall a more primitive