However, Diocletian was a very important Emperor. ... Also, the division of the empire by Diocletian weakened it because the Eastern portion no longer had the Western portions back. Second were the economic problems that caused the empire to fall. ... The fall of the Roman Empire was also caused an external or outside factor. ... Altogether there are many factors that led to the fall of the Roman Empire. ...

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Justinian's Flea by William Rosen describes the fall of the Roman Empire from the division of the Empire by Diocletian to the start of the rise of the Islamic powers. ... The Roman Empire was split up by Diocletian into east and west with Rome being the dividing line. ... At the same time Rosen describes to us the fall of the west and the rise of other powers in the western Mediterranean especially the Goths, Vandals and Huns. The rise of the East coincides with the fall of the West and the Byzantine Empire that would emerge from the city of Constantinople would become the heart of the re...

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"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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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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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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