Fall of roman empire

            Over the course of time, the Romans had created was one of history's largest empires, but their political corruptness, economic fall and weak military tactics resulted in their decline. .
             Although the Romans had a large flow of power, their ending political status proved otherwise. Of the inhabitants of this empire, not many of them believed the Roman civilization to be worth saving. According to The Course of Civilization, many of these inhabitants had been denied political responsibilities - they were unable to protect themselves in ways of organization and were not given the opportunity to serve in the armies. Serfs - those who were attached to the land owned by another and required to perform labor in return - and many of the smaller urban groups were able to see their residing cities fall into decline. Because the politics of Rome would essentially affect its citizens, it would have been helpful to have excerpts from a diary of a common citizen.
             Another situation leading to the fall of Rome was their economy. During its period of expansion, its prosperity was aided through "plundered wealth and by new markets in the semi-barbaric provinces" (doc 3). With their fall in within the empire also came the fall of their economic progress. Most of the money which came into the government was put into the military. This led to a period of harsh taxes during which many tenants left their farms and businessmen left their occupations. In the end, this lead to the "government undertak[ing] such far-reaching responsibility in affairs that the fiber of the citizens weakened" (doc. 4). .
             The decline of Rome was also a result due to the fall of their military and circumstances presented to the society. When Christianity was introduced to the Romans, clergies successfully preached patience, therefore the "active virtues of society were discouraged" (doc. 2). Due to this preaching of patience, what was left of military spirit became "buried in the cloister", and much of both, the public and private wealth was given to charity and devotion (doc.