Causes of the Roman Downfall Roman Empire was strong for a time. It was founded on geography, family values, military strength, and wise leadership. Roman art and society is the basis for Western Civilization and is very important to analyze its downfall to prevent downfall in the future. The Roman Empire flourished because of social, economic, political, military and religious strengths however when the very things that make a civilization flourish start to decline, the …showed first 75 words of 642 total…

…showed last 75 words of 642 total…the official religion of the Roman Empire. The army did not like Christ so Romans did not like Christians saying that they protected Rome through prayer. Some soldiers gave up. Some Christians believed soldiers performed sacrilegious acts. The Roman Empire declined based on the same factors that had caused it to flourish. It fell because the social, economic, political, military and religion strengths were no longer viable. The Roman Empire came gradually and fell gradually.