"The bigger they are, the harder they fall"; this can be compared to the Roman Empire's existence. ... This history essay will describe and account for the decline and fall of the Roman Empire in the west from AD 198 to AD 476. The essay will start by giving a brief history of Rome, and then list the primary reasons and account for the fall of Western Rome. ... The Fall of Rome has been debated all over the world by modern historians. ... Another reason for the fall of the Roman Empire was the rise of Christianity. ...

• Word Count: 1545
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The Decline of Rome and Transformation into Medieval Europe: Contents 1. ... However Christianity left its mark on the world for all time, when the Emperor Constantine adopted the Christian faith as his own, and renounced the gods of Rome. ... Then came the Visigoths who sacked first Athens in 396 and then Rome in 410. ... Rome was again sacked by Genseric a vandal in 455. ... They withdrew later by the persuasion of the Patriarch of Rome, Leo I. ...

• Word Count: 1775
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School