The Decline of the Roman Empire

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The Decline of the Roman Empire The last good emperor, Marcus Aurelius died in 180 AD. His 18 year old son Commodus became emperor Commodus was a terrible emperor He ignored the Senate, had bad advisors, and would rather fight in the Colosseum as a gladiator than rule. He was assassinated in 192 AD

The Decline of the Roman Empire After Commodus was killed, Generals fought, bribed, and made deals to be emperor. The Praetorian Guard was often involved in the changing of the emperor. Rome had 29 different emperors from 180-284 AD. Unstable leadership would eventually lead to the fall of the Empire During this time, the Senate weakened, the army weakened, and the power of Rome weakened.

The Decline of the Roman Empire A main reason for the decline of the Empire was the weakening of the army. Rome was too big to rely only on Roman soldiers. Rome also relied on a mercenary army. Mercenaries were foreigners who were paid to fight. The mercenary army was unreliable. If they were losing, they would quit the Roman side and join the other side. The Empire had become too big to defend. This was another reason for the fall of the Empire. Without a strong army, Rome was attacked by other peoples like the Saxons, Goths, Vandals, Franks, and others.

The Decline of the Roman Empire In the Empire, inflation made things like food too expensive for people to buy, and the government no longer could afford to give away free grain. This was a third reason the Empire collapsed. In 284 AD, the emperor Diocletian divided the Empire in two Diocletian ruled the eastern half, and his favorite general, Maximianus, ruled the western half. Diocletian was the first emperor in 100 years who worked to strengthen Rome. He built forts, improved the army, and changed how the people were taxed. But, none of his efforts could stop the decline of Rome.