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The Fall of Rome

Target

Identify and describe the weaknesses of the Roman Empire.

Analyze the tactics, strategies, and logistics that led to the fall of Rome

Rome

1000 years

Stability, prosperity, order, rule of law, roads, architecture, engineering, civilization.

20-30 legions guarded frontiers

Weaknesses

Emperors had absolute authority

Rules of succession were not clear

Civil Wars

Corrupt

Wealth only achieved by the few

Borders were immense

Little conquest = little money

More taxes = unhappier people

plague

The Empire Splits

2 parts, 2 emperors

Rome no longer capital

Totalitarian Control

Civil Wars

No Roman troops left to defend border

Foreign invaders begin raiding Roman territory

5th Century Invasions

Roman emperors were pre-occupied

civil wars and religious problems

Invaders from all over took advantage

The Huns

Fierce Nomadic Tribe from Asia Minor

Unified by Attila

Why were the Huns so effective against the Romans?

Hunnic Composite Bow

Roman Military Weaknesses

Composite bow

Guerilla tactics (hit and Run)

Cavalry

Attila’s Logistics?

“Raiding”

Attila’s Rule Hunnic Empire

Attila looked at himself as the overlord of all Europe…including Rome

Roman Emperors were afraid of him

Paid him gold as a tribute

Attila vs. Rome

Attila sacked Milan

Battle of Chalons

Attila returned to Hungary

Died a year later on his wedding day

Without Attila’s leadership, the Hunnic Empire broke up

The Goths

Being attacked by Huns

Sought refuge in the Roman Empire

Romans only let in a few at a time

Treated harshly and starved

Frediger rebels and causes havoc

Adrianople

Alleric sacks Rome in 410 AD

End of the Roman Empire