Dbq Essay On The Fall Of Rome
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Ancient Rome lasted 723 years and it was untouchable... until the Roman Empire turned fat and sassy.About 200 years of peace, and the Romans had lost their edge. During the Pax Romana was when when everything started to go wrong, and the Romans had become lazy. Because of unstable leadership, and economic corruption, the mighty empire of Rome fell through.The use of primary and secondary source documents, this paper will explore Rome's tragic downfall. To begin with, unstable leadership led a corrupt economy and a weakened army. This disorganized, ineffective government left Rome open to foreign invasion, which was one of the reasons Rome fell. In document A, it states the names of the emperors, the dates, and how they died.