One theory for what caused the fall of the Roman Empire is that it was too large in size for the Rome to govern. Simply the shear magnitude of the land that was governed by Rome is startling in its extent. ... After the west part of the empire fell to Germanic tribes the eastern empire managed to survive for many years. ... They had more fertile land and economically were more powerful than the west. ... The empire began to crumble partly because it was too big for Rome to govern. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Justinian's Flea by William Rosen describes the fall of the Roman Empire from the division of the Empire by Diocletian to the start of the rise of the Islamic powers. ... The Roman Empire was split up by Diocletian into east and west with Rome being the dividing line. ... At the same time Rosen describes to us the fall of the west and the rise of other powers in the western Mediterranean especially the Goths, Vandals and Huns. The rise of the East coincides with the fall of the West and the Byzantine Empire that would emerge from the city of Constantinople would become the heart of the re...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Justinian's goal was to conquer the West and rid it of Germanic speaking people. These wars transformed Rome and the majority of Italy leaving it without resources. ... Although Procopius had such strong opinions I believe he was right in a lot of ways since the empire ended up falling. ...

• Word Count: 518
• Approx Pages: 2
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School