The fall of the Roman Empire The Roman Empire fell because of political weakness, but this was not the only factor involved. ... 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. ...

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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. ... The period from 190 to 284 A.D. observed the rise and fall of numerous emperors. ... The fate of the Western Roman Empire was partially sealed, when the emperor Diocletian divided the kingdom into the western and eastern empire. ... Diocletian retired in 305 B.C., and a new struggle for power soon arose. ... He continued and even expanded on the dictatorial policies of Diocletian. ...

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Political Causes 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 sort of keeping the empire together were the wealthy nobles who were making money by forcing the peasants work for them for very little pay but the peasants needed money to feed their families so they worked more hours of the day to compensate for the lack of the low pay. ... There were very many causes both immediate and both long-term that led to the fall of Western Rome. In conclusion I would like t...

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