Journal Activity 1-30-13 (Why did Rome fall?)

The reason the Roman Empire fell was because the Roman Emperor was captured, Rome was destroyed by Germanic tribes, and that it has spilt into two sides, a western and eastern side, and the capital had been moved. The western side was defeated by Attila the Hun and his army of 10,000 soldiers. The eastern side had survived and flourished. They later became known as the Byzantine Empire. It took on heritage from the Greek and Roman cultures. The west may have politicly fallen but the cultural influence of Rome just kept moving, all the same ideas and customs.