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Wood was used a lot in Rome for many things. They used it to make houses, public buildings, palaces, shipbuilding, heat, farmland, and army camps. the cause was soil depletion, increase of marshlands, abandonment and flight of industries, and partly the fall of the roman empire. This is the main cause of deforestation in Rome. Plus, the Mediterranean could possible drying up. this means one less water source which will make it harder for people in Rome to get water. almost all of Romes water comes from the Mediterranean so if it drys up they will have to get all their water form the Adriatic Sea. there isnt really a lot of natural resources in Rome either and this causes many more problems. the most important though is that there isnt much fertile soil for crops. this could result in starvation and the deaths of many. and natural resources were also causing economic problems to. they are causing prices to rise in almost all areas. this one of the greatest impacts on the fall of the roman empire.