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Fall Of The Roman Empire (Decline In Morals and Values (Gladiator Game…
Fall Of The Roman Empire
Decline In Morals and Values
Gladiator Game
People kept dying ; too violent
getting killed for no reason just as entertainment
Extravagant Parties
People became drunk and sick
Difficulty and Expense of Defending a Large Nation Against Invaders
Barbarian Attaks
Drain on government
Lots of $$ spent on military
raised taxes
Political and Military Corruption
selection of emperors
no official sytstem
open to debate between old emperor, senate, private army, and military
186 AD began selling throne to highest bidder
37 emperors in 100 years ; 25 removed by assassination
The Economy: Inflation
attempted to buy loyalty of soldiers
stopped conquering lands
inflation!
reduce silver coinage
unstable finances
spending a lot of money
coins became less valuable