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1 I. Fall of Rome * Roman Legion: -Professional soldiers hired to protect the Empire -Professional soldiers hired to protect the Empire -Similar to our Armed Forces -Similar to our Armed Forces 1. Roman Citizens lose interest in serving the Legion a. Don’t enlist a. Don’t enlist b. Refuse to serve b. Refuse to serve 2. Roman leaders hire foreigners (non-Romans) a. German mercenaries a. German mercenaries b. No loyalty to Rome b. No loyalty to Rome c. Fail to defend borders c. Fail to defend borders -Rome open to attack -Rome open to attack www.brims.co.uk/romans/army.html

2 I. Fall of Rome continued… 3. Weak Emperors a. Poor leaders a. Poor leaders b. Selfish ambitions b. Selfish ambitions 4. Criminal gangs take over a. No law and order a. No law and order b. Merchants unsafe b. Merchants unsafe -ambushed and robbed -ambushed and robbed by gangsters & pirates by gangsters & pirates

3 I. Fall of Rome continued… 5. Farmers unable to pay rents a. Leave their farms a. Leave their farms -decrease in food -decrease in food 6. Legions murder Emperors 7. Counterfeit Money a. Fake gold & silver a. Fake gold & silver -all $ becomes worthless -all $ becomes worthless -Roman citizens outraged -Roman citizens outraged 8. Starvation & unemployment 9. People want change

4 II. The Invaders 1. Rome = weak 2. Germans invade a. Take control of Western Europe a. Take control of Western Europe 3. Asians Invade a. Attila the Hun a. Attila the Hun -Died in 453 -Died in 453 -Official end of Roman Empire -Official end of Roman Empire -Odoacer -Odoacer -King of Italy -King of Italy www.answers.com/topic/attila-the-hun 450 CE - The Roman Empire at the time of Attila the Hun With Attila the Hun's massive empire extending into the Russian plains, bounding on its borders the Roman Empire began to fall apart. During the first half of the fifth century the eastern empire was holding up strongly, but the western empire was breaking down.Britain had been abandoned. The Sueves settled down in the northwest of Hispania, the Franks moved across the Rhine and Britons descended across the sea in order to settle in the northwestern tip of Gaul. Vandals had settled in northern Africa.

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