Re: What could have caused the fall of the Great Roman Empire?
Well the Western Empire lacked sufficient military resources to maintain order and to secure borders. However, by AD 300, they only had an estimated 500,000 troops, which meant that they could not control the territory the empire possessed. Therefore, they became increasingly vulnerable to attacks from the outside of the imperial borders. Finally, an economic crisis later hit the empire, which arose from the lack of plunder of outlying territories and of slaves from Roman conquests.
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