One historian said, "it has remained a vital question because each age has seen in the tale of Rome's fall, something significant and relevant to its own situation. " Some of the main and more accepted explanations for the fall of Rome include the economic collapse of the Empire, the decay of the once strong and dominating military, the division of the Empire that had grown to large and the poor Emperors that led this once great city to its end. ... He split the Empire into two sections, east and west with an Emperor to rule sides. He then divided the east and west again creating 4 pr...

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