However, when this military strength was lost, so was the empire. The Roman Empire eventually declined for a number of reasons. ... (Mehalek, "The Fall of The Roman Empire") The Empire had grown to large for one emperor to successfully and effectively govern the land. ... (Forsythe, "From Republic To Empire") The resulting weakened Roman Empire caused the soldiers to have a lack of confidence and spirit. ... Many economic circumstances also contributed to the eventual downfall of the Roman Empire. ...

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The Fall of the Roman Empire Imagine an empire where peace and stability finally overruled war and chaos. ... There were a number of problems which led to the empires downfall. ... The people proved to be one of the key factors of the empires" downfall. ... If the empire wouldn't be loyal to them then they wouldn't be loyal to the empire. ... Many problems caused it's downfall, not just one. ...

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There are many explanations for the fall of the Roman Empire. ... Each of these alternatives has been called the main cause or causes of The Rome Empire collapse and downfall. In fact the major reasons for the downfall of The Roman Empire were a weak army, poor economic performance, and lack of strong political and social control led to the fall of The Roman Empire. ... Another reason for the downfall and collapse of Roman Empire was economic breakdowns. ... The final reason for the fall of Roman Empire was political and social downfalls. ...

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In a classical sense, historians have classified the downfall of the Roman republic as being during the period 133-14AD or from the Grachii to Octavian. from the dissident rumblings from the trubunician Tiberius to the outright proclamtion of Marius as consul for consecutive terms, it seems clear that the movement from republic to monarchy was in full swing. ... Tiberius and indeed Octavian allowed the senate virtually free reign in the running of the empire, or rather the senate chose of its own free will to take an active role in the govering of Rome whilst shunting Octavianus to one side. ...

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The effects of this are twofold: first, he felt that the world was still under the rule of the Roman Empire, which had been transformed into a Christian Empire. ... Therefore, it was not necessary for the messiah to come until the downfall of this empire. Also, Rashi could not possibly include Ishmael as one of the empires if he did not know that it in fact was such a considerable empire. ... Also, he was not aware of a sizeable, Christian, empire in Europe, and was forced to say that Ishmael was one of the empires, because Rome, the fourth empire, had been defeated. ... He knew of both the...

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In the late fourth century, the Roman Empire went from being one of the largest empires in the world, to ruin. ... Another reason why Rome had started their downfall is due to their obsession in conquering lands. ... His reforms, however, did save the Eastern Empire from being dragged down by the Western Empire's collapse. ... Instead of keeping the Empire from separating; he move the Empire's capital to Constantinople, which lead the empires to split into two. The two empires were known as the Latin Western and the Byzantine Eastern Empire (Duran). ...

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The destruction of the Western Empire at the hands of the barbarians 5 - 6 4. ... The Germanic peoples were of course not the only peoples that contributed to the downfall and transformation of the Roman Empire into the medieval world order. ... In Britain all contact was severed with the Empire shortly after 446. ... The Huns under Attila invaded caused havoc in the Empires Danubian provinces. ... This Germanic force would become France and the German Empire. ...

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Directed by Stanley Kubrick, Spartacus is an epic portrayal of life during the era of the Roman Empire. ... All of the events in Spartacus take place in the backdrop of Rome's corruption and brink of downfall. ... Spartacus is hanged on a cross to die after the slave army is overwhelmed by the Roman Empire's massive onslaught. ...

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The downfall of the Roman republic began when the social elite revolted and over-threw the Kings. ... Ultimately this destroyed the so-called "perfect republic" and the transformation of the Roman Empire began....

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They were not able to bring back the republic, what they really did was usher in more of a permanent dictatorship under Roman emperors.This essentially ended the Roman Republic, and was the beginning of the Roman Empire. ... His death would ultimately end a very important era in Roman history and usher in the beginnings of the Roman Empire. ... On the other hand, his death just as easily caused the downfall of the Roman Republic through the disputes it caused. ...

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But we will magnify only on these two that are utterly captivating; Christianity as the cause of Roman Empire's fall and on the proposition of St. ... The long-lived Roman Empire was a majestic power of its time; contributing to the many spheres of influences such as poetry, art, architecture and law. ... Though mighty and seemingly divine, the empire of Rome did end. For such is the fate of every empire and reign. ... The downfall of Rome is a long topic indubitably. ...

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This man started off by conquering and spreading Romes empire, building roads and sharing land from the rich to the lower class it was almost too good. ... It was the distinctiveness of his style, his insane impulsiveness that led to his downfall. ...

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By the reign of Augustus, the city of Rome had changed drastically from what it was just after the conclusion of the Third Punic War. Furthermore, it was drastically different from what it had been at the city's inception. When Augustus took control of the new empire, he needed to reassert to the pe...

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