collapse of Roman Empire?

Question

what caused it?

Answer 1

Romans became fat and lazy. That's what our history teacher told us last year. And barbarian invasions, etc.

Answer 2

The collapse of the Roman Empire, was in truth, its superiority. THe saying all roads lead to Rome may have been true then, however what was its strength was also its weakness. The Roman Empire had an inability to support itself with the change in Religion, the size of its Empire, and the fact that it was in constant war. The Emperors who lead it were corrupt and narcissistic, unfit for the true leadership and welfare of the Empire. The Roman empire fell because it wasn't of sufficient behavioral adaption, it was to power-hungry.

Answer 3

The Roman Empire's defeat by Odoacer in 476 was due to its decay which began after the Pax Romana.Corruption,inefficiency and the succession of weak emperors were among the persistent problems of the empire.The split of the empire into east and west in 395 further fragmented it.It was only the constant advance of the Germanic tribes on its borders that rendered the empire its fall.

Answer 4

The Roman empire was split between two brothers and they were fighting with eachother for land. So they were very weak. Other people and countries knew this and so some people decided to attack and they did. Which weakened rome very much so much it fell. Which led into the middle Ages.

Answer 5

RELIGIOUS ECLECTICISM THAT ALLOWED ALL SORTS OF EXOTIC PRACTICES BE RESPECTED AND ENDURED;FOREIGN INFILTRATION AT EVERY LEVEL FROM PROVINCIAL OFFICIALS TO THE EMPERORSHIP ITSELF ;TO THE ALLOWANCE OF FOREIGN TROOPS AND MERCENARIES WITHIN ROME'S BOUNDARIES AND PROVINCES,THE DENIAL OF IT'S OWN VIRTUOUS BEGINNINGS THROUGH SEVERAL STAGES OF MISGUIDED
AND BENIGHTED EXPANSIONS INTO AREAS WITH MORE SOPHISTICATED GOVERNMENTAL AND RELIGIOUS HEIRARCHIES WITH WHICH THE SIMPLER ROMAN NAIVETE COULD NOT SUCCESSFULLY COPE!!BY THEIR STATED IMPERIAL POLICIES THEY MADE MORE ENEMIES THAN THEY HAD SKILLED TROOPS (COMMITTED TO THE ROMAN WAY OF LIFE AND CULTURE"TO ADVANCE UPON OR ACTUALLY SUCCEED AGAINST ON UNFAMILIAR FOREIGN TERRAIN AND IN LESS THAN HOSPITABLE CLIMATES OUTSIDE OF THE LARGELY TEMPERATE MEDITERRANEAN BASIN THAT WAS THE SITE OF THE EMPIRE'S GREATEST AND MORE BRILLIANT SUCCESSES WITH CARTHAGE AND EGYPT,SICILY,DACIA AND GREECE AMONGST OTHERS!!

Answer 6

1) Self obsessed emperors.
2) It got too big to manage
3) barbarian invasions.

Answer 7

What about it?