... values, do to the decadent nature of the games and the holidays. Instead of solving the moral problem this created a further lack of patriotism and confidents in the Roman Empire. Johnson 2 Economics The Romans wealthy class spent large amounts of money to fund their parties and lavish their homes with the finest décor and foods. The government sponsored games and holidays were slowly draining Rome of its wealth. The government was constantly raising the tax rate and the middle class was bearing most of the load and ultimately was moving into poverty. Inferior technology was another economic downfall for the Rome. The Romans were almost completely limited to engineering through the use of animals and human labor. They neglected to invent machinery and tools and as Rome declined there was less access to animals and human labor. During the third and forth centuries the empires population decreases by twenty percent due ...

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