The Fall of Rome: The End of the Roman Empire

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

The article “The Fall of Rome: The End of the Roman Empire” by Stefano Sandano provides several reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire. Sandano says one reason the empire fell was because it became too vast to govern. He explains, “Managing the Roman Empire was an enormous, exhausting task that demanded constant attention and hard work.” (Sandano). Another reason for the empire’s fall was because of Christianity. As many Romans converted to that religion, they began to drift away from problems in the empire. One of his explanations was because there is said to have been a bad case of the bubonic plague around the time of the 5th century when the empire fell. Sandano also credits the fall to slavery because it didn’t allow the Romans to become technologically advanced because they relied so heavily on it. Stefano Sandano relates the fall of Rome primarily to its size, Christianity, plague and slavery in his article on the fall of Rome.
I thought Sandano wrote an excellent article on the fall of Rome. It was well displayed on the site with maps and much more. The article was very clear and easy to understand; it gave straight forward answers to why the empire fell. I thought he presented some very true explanations for to back up his reasoning. Overall, I believe Stefano Sandano wrote a great article on why the Roman Empire fell.
Sandano, Stefano. "The Fall of Rome: The end of the Roman Empire." Romanquide.com n. pag. Web. 15 Apr 2010.