The Fall of
Rome
Political Problems
- How to peacefully transfer power?
- Ambitious military rivals
- Leaders chosen for profit rather
than quality
- Increasing assassinations
Economic Problems
- Huge expensive army
- Heavy taxes
- Inflation
- Slavery
- Loss of farms
- Unemployment
- Poverty
- Decline of trade
Social Problems
- Gladiator games
- Wealthy privilege
- Wasteful rulers
- Poverty
- Crime
- Decline in citizenship
Frontier Problems
- Hard to defend frontier
- Pressure from migrating northern
tribes
- Germanic invasions in north and
west
- Conquered in 476
