Rome for a period of time was considered the center of civilization for years. ... As life got harder in the West over time taxes got so high that people could no longer bear such burden. ... There were very many causes both immediate and both long-term that led to the fall of Western Rome. In conclusion I would like to mention that there were many things led to the fall of Rome. Many mistakes were made along the path that led to the fall of Western Rome....

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The fall of the Roman Empire The Roman Empire fell because of political weakness, but this was not the only factor involved. ... Rome was considered the center of civilization for years. ... Under the rule of Diocletian and later Constantine, the empire was split into Western and Eastern parts of Rome. ... Rome was slowly falling, the only thing that was still kind of keeping the empire together were the rich nobles who were making money by making the peasants work for them for very little pay but these peasants needed money to feed their families so they worked. ... As life got harder i...

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The decline and fall of the Roman Empire was a long slow process with one problem leading to another, marking the transition from Classical Antiquity to the beginning of the European Middle Ages. ... Between 68 and 69 A.D., the Roman Empire witnessed the successive rise and fall of Galba, Otho, Vitellius, and Vespasian, who was the first from the Flavian dynasty to rule. ... Not until after the assassination of Domitian, did Rome turn their attention to this problem. ... The period from 190 to 284 A.D. observed the rise and fall of numerous emperors. ... When the city of Rome rejected the dema...

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