Ben Howson                                                                                                             05/06/14
Ms. Mitchell, per. 6
Thoughts and Reflections on;
Why Rome Fell
By Gerhard Rempel


Rome fell for many reasons, but the main reasons for Rome's fall is due to Persians and barbarians breaking in to Rome and Raiding. Another reason why Rome fell was due to the middle class of Rome being completely taken out, and all but two emperors, or soon to be emperors were killed violently. I believe these to be the reasons why Rome fell.
I think that because the Persians and the barbarians were a really big part for the fall of Rome, because they raided Rome, and worsened the money situation that Rome was really trying to get back together. Also due to the middle class of Rome being taken out due to over taxation because of wars Rome was again not in a very good situation, and had lost the people who were providing the money that they needed for war and to pay troops, etc... Also this meant that there was a huge gap between the rich and the poor, there was no in between rich and poor. You were very rich or dirt poor, and it is a simple as that. Due to many of the Roman emperors and the soon to be emperors being killed, made Rome very frantic, because it put them in a situation that they did not like. It meant that they had no one helping them out, and leading them out of the crises, for the first time in a long time, the Roman people were on there own.
That is why I believe the Persians and the barbarians raiding Rome, the middle class of Rome being completely destroyed, and many of the Roman emperors and soon to be emperors being killed are the main things that led to the fall of the Roman empire.