What Went Wrong? The Causes of Rome's Fall

Dear editor,

While recently in a discussion about how Rome is falling, I had some very opinionated thoughts and wanted to share them. It has been very clear that for quite some time now, things from economy to politics have been going downhill and it seems very clear that it is highly likely the fall is approaching. Anyway, here are my thoughts on the reasons Rome is in such a bad place right now.

Firstly, our nation of Rome has always had an extremely powerful and strong military that many other nations were envious of. However, as our army began to weaken and become less powerful, previous leaders like Constantine and Diocletian tried to recruit new soldiers but their attempts only failed in the long run as these foreign soldiers weren’t loyal like Romans. Another major reason for our impending demise is religion. After Christianity was made the official religion, it completely changed the traditional Roman beliefs and ways. Romans have always been mostly polytheistic until the adoption of Christianity, but then started to focus on one deity, which is a big change. The last major reason I believe contributed to this is poor leadership and corrupted government. Since Rome becoming too large to manage had a lot to do with this, it didn’t help when leadership started to head downhill. Becoming an emperor or leader in Rome has become even more dangerous and this means a more unstable government. Because of all these reasons and more together, it is very likely that we are very close to our demise as a nation, and I’m not sure there’s much we can do.

Sincerely,

Tullus Veranius

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