Rome ruled much of Europe around the Mediterranean for over 1000 years. While the Roman Empire’s inner working began to decline around 200 AD. Finally, the Roman Empire fell in 476 AD.
The peak of the power of Roman Empire was around the year 117 AD, the King was the great Roman emperor Trajan. The coastline of Roman could be along the Mediterranean Sea. In AD 180, Marcus Aurelius died. His sons Commodus succeed his father and became the emperor. However, Commodus was cruel and wasted money. Under his reign, Roman became weaker, In AD 192, his bodyguard killed him. After Commodus the last emperor, Severans ruled Rome. They paid the army well, but ignored the problem of crime and poverty.
The last severan died in AD 235, Rome’s government became very weak. The army leaders fought each other for more than 50 years. One of the reasons, why Rome fall was during this time, few Romans were honesty, had the duty for doing something those old ideals. Some Roman government officials took bribes. Some Romans even stopped paying taxes, few Romans event to school; a large number of people were enslaved. The Rome became an Empire full of cruel and savage people or people who have little knowledge.
During AD 200s, farmers grew fewer crops and soldiers robbed and destroyed fields. The salary of people became less and many people had to serve in the army. In addition, a dangerous plague also took its toll. Since fewer people were paying taxes, the Roman government had to find a way to pay its officials and soldiers. So they add less gold in its coins, so that the government could make more coins. However, the Romans soon found out and the money lost its value. In the east, armies from Persia passed into the empire’s territory. The government couldn’t enlist and pay Romans as soldiers any more. It began using Germanic warriors in the army, who were not loyal to Rome.
In 476 AD, the Emperor of Roman Romulus Augustulus ruled Roman and made it powerful at that time. But barbarians from other countries soon offense Rome. After the Constantinople was destroyed the Rome Empire finally fell. The fall of Rome was full of sadness. The largest Empire, Rome, fell in 476 AD. Thinking of its power, wealth, army, the fall of Rome was such a pity.
