The Decline of Rome :: Ancient Rome Roman History

The Decline of RomeWhat were the most important reasons for the decline of the papistical Empire? Why?The seemingly unstoppable papist Empire was bounds to fall after the many an(prenominal) aspects that made Rome such a dominant empire started to fade away. Rome was the center of the world and the perspective that such a worldwide power could decline was unheard of. It was not built in a day therefore it couldnt be washed-up in one day. The marvelous metropolis declined for many reasons yet there are only a few major reasons that led to its diminish. Political, economic, religious, and international forces were the major factors that led to the fall of the giant empire. Most of the problems came from in spite of appearance the city and were not caused by a major military defeat. Every stopping point that Rome made had a vast affect on city itself and the rest of the world. Many foolish decisions my terrible emperors weakened the city and finally cause the many aspects of life to crumble.At one time a common religion was a huge factor that kept Romans united. in one case the right of free worship was denied Rome became an empire of raging anger. Christianity a new religion appealed to the majority of the people of the Roman Empire. The message in particular appealed to the poor and the slaves it was also something new to put their faith in. Christianity was spread equivalent wild fire. The Roman emperors felt that Christianity was so influential that it could be a possible threat. Around 100 AD. the first persecutions of the Christians occurred. Many of the Romans had already attached to the faith of Christianity and they refused to abandon it because it was the most important part of their life. This led to many social problems as well as a decline in the patriotism that had once lived in the hearts of all Romans. The People objected to Roman politics and became independent of the government. By the time that Constantine legalized Christianity it was much(prenominal) too of late and the Empire was too deep in disunity to recover. The decision to outlaw Christianity was a terrible decision and caused the once united empire to crumble.Throughout much of the time that Rome existed, the Empire allowed the Germanic tribes to live peacefully within its territories. For many years the two groups lived harmoniously until the Huns pushed the tribes farther into Rome.