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    The Roman Empire collapsed due to a combination of factors, including greedy emperors who excessively increased taxes, tribes attacking its borders while powerful generals fought among themselves for power, and citizens rebelling against their rulers as the empire struggled to fund its large army and defend its borders.

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    WHY DID THE ROMAN EMPIRE COLLAPSE?

    By Miss Dubost www.SchoolHistory.co.uk

    THE EMPERORS OF ROME WERE GREEDY .

    TAXES WERE INCREASED . FOR SOME PEOPLE ONE THIRD OF THEIR WAGES WENT TOWARDS TAXES .

    TRIBES OUTSIDE THE EMPIRE ATTACKED ITS BORDERS.

    POWERFUL GENERALS KEPT FIGHTING AMONG THEMSELVES ABOUT WHO SHOULD BE THE NEXT EMPEROR.

    SOLDIERS WANTED MORE PAY.

    THE BORDERS WERE COSTING MORE AND MORE TO DEFEND.

    IN 73 YEARS THERE WERE 23 EMPERORS. 20 OF THESE WERE MURDERED.

    POOR PEOPLE WERE DRIVEN TO CRIME.

    THE EMPIRE NEEDED A STRONG ARMY TO PROTECT ITS BORDERS.

    THE DEFENCES OF THE EMPIRE WERE STRONG ON THE EDGES, BUT WEAK IN THE MIDDLE.

    ONCE TRIBES BROKE THROUGH THE DEFENCES IT WAS EASY TO KEEP GOING.

    MANY ROMAN CITIZENS BEGAN TO REBEL AGAINST THEIR RULERS.

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