The achievements of the Roman Empire were unmatched at its time. Many things it accomplished are ideas and ways of life that did not become widespread until after its fall. The Roman Empire would have made the advancement of people in Europe much faster.

The Roman Empire was the most modern ancient empire. It made many advancements in the arts and sciences. It had many great poets, philosophers, artists, and engineers. The Romans encouraged learning and supported any who endeavored to make discoveries or technological improvement. If the Roman Empire had not fallen, the world, from a scientific stand point would be very different today. The Roman Empire would have made discoveries and scientific advancements before the Dark Ages. During the Dark Ages no scientific studies or appreciation of the arts took place. For almost an entire millennium humans made no advancements. The barbarians, who destroyed Rome, destroyed it to take its wealth not its knowledge. The knowledge that was lost was not resurrected until the Renaissance. Technological improvement was at a standstill. If the Roman empire had lasted, Europe would not have fallen into that dark period. Rome would have kept modern

The Romans were outnumbered by the barbarians. Barbarian tribes completely surrounded the Roman Empire. Rome could not hope to defeat such a great number of foes. The more barbarians that died the more barbarians came to take the place those that died. The barbarians completely overwhelmed the Roman legions. No empire could have defended against the barbarians with anything short of a miracle. Rome was fighting a so-called war of attrition. Its resources and manpower kept dwindling to a point where it could no longer defend itself.

Anatole G. Mazour and John M.. Peoples. World History: People and Nations( Florida: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc., 1993).

Skipknox, E.L. History of Western Civilization: Rome. [Online] Available http://history.idbsu.edu/westciv/fallrome/01.htm , September 7,1997.

After the fall of Rome, anarchy took place in the parts of Europe that it occupied. During this anarchy, civilization deteriorated to its most basic level. People had to fight for survival and trial wars ravaged the populous. Culture was absent and the standard of living was horrible. This period of chaos would not have occurred if the Roman Empire had continued to exist. Europe would not have fallen behind other nations such as the Arabs and Orientals in technological advancement. These cultures were far more advanced than European culture during the Middle Ages(1).

The Roman Empire had to be on constant guard from the barbarians that lived on the fringes of the empire. These barbarians formed a constant threat for invading Rome. Rome defended against these barbarians for hundreds of years. The romans let their guard up for only just a little bit of time and the barbarians took their chance. It is not possible that the Romans would be capable of defending against the barbarian threat forever. The barbarians were multiplying faster than Romans were. Proportionally they were getting stronger than the Romans over time. It was just a matter of time before Rome eventually fell.

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