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 * There were many reasons for the fall of the Romans. Before the Barbarians invaded Rome from the North there was a "Pax Romana". During this time trade flurished and Rome expanded into the far reaches of the known world. But this also contributed to Rome's decline. When Rome expanded in the early ages it was a good thing, it led to a better life for the people occupied. But in A.D 180-240 it was very bad, there were border wars, uprising, and Rome's economy was going down on a rate towards bankruptcy. This angered the occupied peoples, which eventuly convinced them to revolt in years to come**
 * But the Romans had a different approach they blamed the Christians for there problems. They thought that all of the money spent on Cathedrals and temples was a waste,(since a Roman emperor installed the religon in Rome), they thought they should be spending it on their army and keeping the empire safe.**
 * But probably the most likely reasons were that since empire was split in half (ever since emperor Dioclitan came up with the idea) it had became increasingly less powerful. [|Here]is the site where we found the useful information.**

A great example of this is Rome's economy. It had been failing for the past few years and beagan to inflate, or it became useless**.**** The government had a threat of bankruptcy because there was a high cost of defending the empire. There were also high taxations going on and the economics failing. A certain quantity of gold was sent to pay for goods. Because of that happening, there happened to be a shortage of gold. They wouldn’t be able to make Roman coins. This could be one of the reasons Rome fell. [|Here] is the website where we found this useful information. ** 
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**Another reason for the fall of Rome was the slaves. By the Decline of Rome there were many slaves in Rome, all of which were mad at the Romans. There had been small revolts by the slaves but none as large as the one led by Spartacus. Spartacus had 70 thousand slaves joined up with him to defeat the Romans so the slaves could be free and go back to their home land. Spartacus was a Thracian who was caught in battle and was forced to be a gladiator. In 73B.C. he escaped with 80 other gladiators. They took control of the Campania region. In 72B.C. the consul Lucius Gellius Publicola pulled a surprise attack on Crixus’ unit the German contingent. At the same time, consul G naeus Cornelius Lentulus Clodianus intercepted the main force of Spartacus' army somewhere in the Apennines. **


 * A cause of the fall of the Roman Empire could be that there was the Unemployment of the Working Classes. The Plebs in Rome became unemployed because of cheap slave labor. The Plebs also became unable to fight with trade from foreign countries because Romans tried to use a policy where trade is unrestricted. The government had to support financially the Romans working class so they could afford the differences in prices. Because of this Romans started to choose to live in the subsides and would have to live differently than their used to. This could be a big cause of the fall of the Roman Empire. **

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