The Fall Of The Roman Empire Could Be Linked To Many Different Aspects: Army, Citizens, Barbarianism

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“substantial field force where he recruited many regiments
from Germany. He greatly increased the German generals” (1). “Aurelius also
introduced the German element into the Empire. He established a precedent for
settling Germanic peoples, barbarians to the Romans, in Roman territory to try
secure peace”(2). He felt the only way to preserve the Empire was to host all
those who wished to live within its territory.
These German units under Roman commanders did not easily fall to the
traditional Roman discipline and command. The reluctance to submit to Roman rule
allowed Rome to lose the tactical superiority that it once had and enjoyed over
the German barbarians. This loss of tactical supremacy destroyed the elite,
disregarding their once owned power and thus causing change on top of the Roman
Empire elite. According to Andre Piganiol,”The destruction of the elite handed
over power to a new oligarchy of the newly wealthy and of high officials who
came from barbarous elements of the ...

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Personally I think that the major reasons why
loser class societies were drawn to the artillery aspect of the army was so they
could steal the empires wealth. This behavior would probably lead to the
destruction of Roman cities, and destruction of farmlands and economic trade.
Civil war also played a negative role in the Fall of the Roman Empire.
This was made possible when emperors became afraid of their own troops and the
possible rebellion against them. Therefore the emperors to remain on their
throne were sometimes obliged to buy the emperor powers from soldiers and other
militia men. The lack of conventional loyalty and honor towards the emperor led
to a character change in the ...

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