3. 1st reason: Invasions by Barbarian tribes
Visigoth King Alarico
Germanic leader Odoacer
Germanic tribes
Vandals
Goths
Visigoths
4. 2nd reason: Economic troubles and overreliance
on slave labour
Oppressive taxation and
inflation
Labour deficit
5. 3rd reason: The rise of the Eastern Empire
Byzantium - Constantinople
Emperor Diocletian
Emperor Constantine
6. 4th reason: Overexpansion and military
overspending
A vast territory to govern
Unable to communicate effectively
7. 5th reason: Government corruption and
political instability
The Praetorian Guard
Empire into chaos
8. 6th reason: The arrival of the Huns and the
migration of the Barbarian tribes
Barbarians attacks
caused by the Huns´
invasion of Europe
Attila, the leader of the
Huns
9. 7th reason: Christianity and the loss of
traditional values
Legalized in 313
Displaced the
polytheistic Roman
religionPopes in political
affairs
10. 8th reason: Weakening of the Roman legions
Foreign mercenaries
Fierce warriors
No loyalty to the Empire