Some say that the Roman Empire adapted rather than fell. Others say they're many reasons for the Roman Empire falling. Lets go over a few because I believe you might be shocked to learn that the United States is suffering from the same problems today.
These are just a few of the reasons from a page put together by the University of Texas for a course on this subject as to why the Roman Empire fell lets dig in!
*Bankruptcy
*Blockage of land by large landholders
*Bureaucracy
*Capitalism
*Citizenship, granting of
*Climatic deterioration
*Conservatism
*Corruption
*Decentralization
*Decline of the cities
*Degeneration of the intellect
*Despotism
*Differences in wealth
*Division of labor
*Gluttony
*Impoverishment
*Inadequate educational system
*Inflation
*Lack of qualified workers
*Lack of seriousness
*Monetary greed
*Moral decline
*Moral materialism
*Parasitism
*Particularism
*Rise of uneducated masses
*Ruin of middle class
*Rule of the world
*Semi-education
*Stagnation
*Structural weakness
*Terrorism
*Treason
As sad as this sounds the United States suffers from some of these same things today. So is the US more vulnerable because of all of it's problems? The Roman Empire was a big deal in it's day and it still fell.
Which of these do you feel is more important? Should we be more concerned?
Source: University of Texas
UPDATE 210 reasons history of the list
This is a lot for Americans too digest don't you think? Maybe this will open some eyes.