As the financial crisis continue, Rome's internal trade network slowed down and began to fall apart. ... This lack of faith helped Christianity spread after the fall of the empire. ... In 284 AD, Diocletian realized that something had to be done to Rome or Rome will soon perish. ... The black market over succeed Diocletian's edict on maximum price, and since the black market consist of things people needed, the prices were high (Duran). ... The fall of Rome was when the Barbaric nations attacked. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

"The bigger they are, the harder they fall"; this can be compared to the Roman Empire's existence. ... The Fall of Rome has been debated all over the world by modern historians. ... However, Emperor Diocletian rose to the throne in 284 A.D.; he reunited and reorganized the Empire temporarily. ... Diocletian realized that Rome was too big to be controlled by just one emperor, so he divided the empire into two sections, the west and east. ... Another reason for the fall of the Roman Empire was the rise of Christianity. ...

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• Grade Level: High School