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Fall of Rome
The fall of the Roman Empire occurred in 476 AD, but this was only the end of a beginning that occurred 250 years earlier. In fact in 476 AD the Romans did not know that Rome had fallen, and the empire kept going. Historians gave the date 476 to the fall because this was the year that the last ruler of Rome was driven off the throne. ... Every aspect of Roman society contributed to the decline and actual fall of Rome; not only one problem caused them to decline. ...
The morality of the Roman citizens had changed dramatically in the beginning of the decline of Rome. ... This mindset not only caused many problems in society it caused problems for the Roman government. ... Orgies other entertainments exhausted the vitality of the Roman people. The morality decline in the citizens of Rome caused many problems for the Empire.
Economic decline in the west was also a contributing factor in the decline of the Roman Empire. ... There were many plagues during the fall of Rome that had a huge after affect on the economy. ... Also the flow of gold to the Orient to pay for luxury goods eventually brought a deathblow to the Roman economy.
Approximate Word count = 1023 Approximate Pages = 4.1 (250 words per page double spaced)
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