Who Is Responsible For Rome's Downfall

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Rome was one of the most powerful empires within the ancient world. This ancient society has contributed to any factors that we still use today such as government, law, politics, engineering, art technology and so forth. Ancient Rome was an empire of greatness and satisfaction known as Pax Romana or “a time of peace.” The ruler of this time period, Marcus Aurelius, died causing all kinds of havoc to the empire and thus leading to the downfall of Rome. Travesty such as power struggles between emperors, the economic decline due to corruption, and the military forces were all factors that affected Rome’s downfall, but the most important would be the rebellious military. Due to the constant power struggle between the rulers, the military split
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