The fall of the Roman Empire occurred after a long history of power. The greatest empire in history collapsed after about 1000 years. This happened because Rome changed for the worse at the end of its power. Rome had 147 emperors throughout its tenure. There were also the good and corrupt times of Rome, all of which occurred before the unexpected fall of the greatest empire in history. There are specific reasons why the Roman Empire fell. The reasons the Roman Empire fell were that Christianity became the religion in Rome, the empire grew too large, and over time the empire fell into disrepair. When Christianity became the religion in Rome, some people accepted the change and others did not. Christianity was introduced to the Roman Empire by Emperor Constantine during his reforms after a period of crisis at the end of the Roman Empire. The change in religion was too big a change in society for some people to handle, and instead remained loyal to the old Roman religion of polytheism. The change in religion caused internal chaos in the empire because not everyone accepted Christianity in the empire when the religion changed. As Christianity became the new religion, it also changed where people saw who had power, which changed the people of Rome's belief in the Emperor to God due to the change in religion. Before Christianity came to Rome, people believed in polytheism, so emperors were basically gods, so change represents accepting something else to believe in. While Christianity contributed to the fall of Rome, the expansion of the empire also contributed to the fall of Rome. the Roman Empire. Too big an Empire is not always for the best because there are more problems to solve. In the case of the Roman E...... middle of paper ......the Empire. Rome's decadence helped corrupt the city from within, collapsing, which made people want to leave the Rome area. The Reformation with the addition of Christianity, being too great, and the decadence of Rome contributed to the collapse of the Roman Empire. The fall of the Roman Empire was an unexpected fall after a long period of control. Even to this day, Rome is the largest empire in history, lasting around 1000 years. The 147 emperors show how long the empire lasted. The fall occurred because by the end of the Empire, Rome was changing for the worse. There were good times and bad times before the fall of the Roman Empire. Specific reasons for the fall of Rome include Christianity which became the religion of Rome due to Emperor Constantine's reformation, the Roman Empire grew too large and the empire decayed without problems being resolved..