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The Germanic invaders who stormed Rome could not read or write. Among Roman subjects themselves the level of learning sank sharply as more and more families left for rural areas. Few people except priests and other church officials were literate.

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Learning declined in the end due to the collapse of the empire.

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Who helped the decline of the Roman Empire?

Boadicea helped with the decline of the Roman Empire.


What was the direct result of the decline of education in western Europe during the middle ages?

The fall of the Roman empire


What is the decline and fall of Rome about?

If you mean the book, The History of the Decline and all of the Roman Empire, it is about exactly what its title says. It covers the causes and conditions that were detrimental to the empire.If you mean the book, The History of the Decline and all of the Roman Empire, it is about exactly what its title says. It covers the causes and conditions that were detrimental to the empire.If you mean the book, The History of the Decline and all of the Roman Empire, it is about exactly what its title says. It covers the causes and conditions that were detrimental to the empire.If you mean the book, The History of the Decline and all of the Roman Empire, it is about exactly what its title says. It covers the causes and conditions that were detrimental to the empire.If you mean the book, The History of the Decline and all of the Roman Empire, it is about exactly what its title says. It covers the causes and conditions that were detrimental to the empire.If you mean the book, The History of the Decline and all of the Roman Empire, it is about exactly what its title says. It covers the causes and conditions that were detrimental to the empire.If you mean the book, The History of the Decline and all of the Roman Empire, it is about exactly what its title says. It covers the causes and conditions that were detrimental to the empire.If you mean the book, The History of the Decline and all of the Roman Empire, it is about exactly what its title says. It covers the causes and conditions that were detrimental to the empire.If you mean the book, The History of the Decline and all of the Roman Empire, it is about exactly what its title says. It covers the causes and conditions that were detrimental to the empire.


A major reason for the decline of the Roman Empire was?

political corruption and the instability of the government.


The decline of the Roman Empire began under whose rule?

The rule of Commudus marked the beginning of decline of the Roman Empire. A sudden rise in inflation during his reign damaged the credit market. This led to reduced distance trade, a disrupting of Rome's mining operations and the transfer of gold outside the empire by invading enemies, all served to diminish the money supply and banking.