The Fall of the Roman Empire The Roman Empire did not fall overnight. In fact, it is historically incorrect to say that the Roman Empire fell in 476 AD, when the eastern half of the empire would be alive and well for one thousand years after 476 AD. There were various factors that would lead to the end of the western half of the Roman Empire. There are so many that there is no one real force …showed first 75 words of 593 total…

…showed last 75 words of 593 total…kept the army happy and the army did not lose to another army. The Roman Empire was the largest empire in antiquity. Using their practical skills, the Romans achieved great heights that would continue to be used in future society. There is no one reason why the empire fell. The moral of the story is, history is a web of relationships, causes, and effects. No single explanation will suffice to explain a single historical event.