In the 5th century, the Western Roman Empire ceased to exist in the Eastern and the Roman Empire

In the 5th century, the Western Roman Empire ceased to exist in the Eastern and the Roman Empire, called the Byzantine Empire, will exist for many centuries. Consider why the Western Roman Empire.

At the beginning of the 5th century, the Roman Empire underwent numerous raids from the Germanic peoples. Rome fell for several reasons. Despite his former might, the Romans stopped paying due attention to the army. Slavery was gaining more and more turnover among them. Those who had all the inhabitants of the empire ceased to care about defense. They strove to get as many benefits for themselves as possible. The number of slave revolts also increased, and trade fell into decay. The commodity-money system has almost degraded. During this time, Byzantium developed in all aspects. She managed to outlive Rome a lot.