Reason for the fall of the Roman Empire Historians believe there are several reasons why the Roman Empire fell in the year of 476 AD. Such reasons are the fall of the economy, the moral decay of the people, the wither of the army, the lack of government leaders, the over extension of the empire itself and finally the spread of Christianity. It is my pinion that the reason the great empire fell is because it …showed first 75 words of 479 total…

…showed last 75 words of 479 total…were told that all men are equal in the eyes of the lord and each of them would be saved if they choose to become Catholic. Well most of them did and the Roman gods were no more for a large part of the population. Upsetting as it was the government and army had by then lost most of its power and was not able to control citizens that were once so loyal. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**