fall of rome

1. the barbs are largely to blame for the collapse of the economic and politcal system - externfactors! the empire would not have fallen without the barbarians (4, 7)
4. the romans were just as violent as the barbarians - suggests that the romans would have been able to cope with a barbarian invasion - so the barbs didnt cause the fall of the empire (1, 4)
8. the huns caused the fall of the empire (domino theory) = the huns caused panic and chaos which pushed the goths across the frontiers of the empire which put pressure on the empire and caused its fall (1, 7)
9. the empire imploded from within = internal problems (7)

1. emphasised the violence of the barbarians! invasions, not migrations. the barbs settled in the empire without roman permissiion (4, 6)
2. the barbarians were in large numbers, had collective mentalities, were predatory and had similar goals - were a massive threat to the romans (5, 7)
3. romans and barbarians married each other frequently which showed a good relationship between bs and rs - unity of the two groups - suggests that the barbarians were not a threat because the romans encouraged these types of intermarriages (8, 1, 1, 8)
6. romans took barbarian captives to feed their slave trade - so the romans depended on the barbarians for their economoy and society to continue in the way it was going. the barbarians also look roman captives - so their was a mutual need (1, 6)
7. the empire fell because of economic and politcal problems - the economy was already fragmented from the third century - so it would have crumbled anyway without the barbarians (7)
10. the empire fell because of external problems - there was no sign of the empire falling before the huns pushed the goths into the empire - so the empire wouldnt have fallen on its own (5, 7)

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