C. Germanic kingdoms took over.
Explanation:
The fall of the Western Roman Empire (also known as the fall of the Roman Empire or the fall of Rome) was the period of decline of the Western Roman Empire in which it lost the authority to exercise its domain and its vast territory was divided into numerous entities successor policies.
The final blow that led to the decline and later to the end of the Roman Empire, was the rapid spread of Christianity with its new ideals and beliefs. In addition, the considerable power and desperation of the barbarian tribes that once invaded Italy, threatened to destroy Rome must be taken into account.
One of the main reasons why the Roman Empire peaked at its end, was undoubtedly Christianity. Life and the future seemed disheartening to the millions of people who were under the Roman yoke, for whom miserable life and early death seemed inevitable. Christianity proclaimed the belief of life after death, what many saw as a sign of hope and encouragement amid so much despair. Christianity preached that life was sacred, and that every sinful attitude should be avoided.
In this way, the attitude of the Roman Empire went from being antagonistic, hostile and aggressive, to becoming a pacifist, devoted to peace and the sanctity of life. Roman morals, ethics and values had changed radically, and people were willing to give their lives for their new religion and beliefs. In fact, many Christians died terribly due to numerous Christian persecutions, until finally, the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great, proclaimed himself a devotee of the Christian faith and issued a special edict, the Edict of Milan giving the favor and protection of the great mass of believers.
If Christianity laid the foundation for the end of the Roman Empire, the brutal domination of the barbarians was the final blow. Rome began to suffer the siege of the enemy powers, and the resistance of the Roman army was soon under the onslaught of the great barbarian army, composed of warriors like the Visigoths (west of Gaul) and the Vandals.
From the year 410 Roman capital was besieged by the hordes of the Visigoths, under the command of Alaric, and later by the vandals guided by Genseric in the year 455. Even, the powerful Attila destroyed the city in the year 451. All these attacks They took place during the reign of the unfortunate Valentinian III, and evidenced the disintegration of Roman authority in the world and the end of the Roman Empire.
