Critical Thinking

What do you think was the

most important cause for

the decline and fall of the

Roman Empire?

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Critical Thinking

What do you think was the

most important cause for

the decline and fall of the

Roman Empire?

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Shelby Abbott · Answer 1

The most straightforward theory for Western Rome's collapse pins the fall on a string of military losses sustained against outside forces. Rome had tangled with Germanic tribes for centuries, but by the 300s "barbarian" groups like the Goths had encroached beyond the Empire's borders.

Critical ThinkingWhat do you think was themost important cause forthe decline and fall of theRoman Empire?

Critical Thinking

What do you think was the

most important cause for

the decline and fall of the

Roman Empire?