Military Problems

     There were many problems with the military. One of these 

problems was that there were low funds for the army. The 

government spent money for the military for weapons and defense. 

Soldiers were promised higher cash rewards for joining the army, 

as a way to get more people to enlist in the army. The soldiers 

now fought for money, and there was a decline in patriotism and 

loyalty among soldiers. However, the pay was low and the money 

for weapons was not enough. As a result, the quality of the 

weapons and armor was poor. This lowered the morale of the soldiers in the Roman Army. 

     Another problem was recruitment. The Roman Empire was a vast nation, which 

was recently split into two parts, the Western and Eastern parts. There was a 

decrease in population in the Western half, and the army was limited across the 

vast empire. Another recruitment problem was that Christians were unwilling to 

fight. Most of the people in the Empire were Christians, because Christianity was 

the official religion of the Empire.