The Fall of Rome
Rome was believed to be one of the greatest empires in the ancient world. It seemed as though the Roman Empire was unstoppable. But due to political, economic and religious changes that occurred around the time of the Emperor Diocletian, the Roman Empire was destined to fall.
Diocletian came to power in 284 AD and quickly came to realize that the Roman Empire was too vast to be ruled by just one man. First he divided the empire in two. The eastern part ruled by him and the western part ruled by Maximian. He increased the number of provinces and then assigned an “assistant” to both him and Maximian. This new system was called a tetarchy, meaning ruled by four. Eventually, Diocletian and Maximian’s successor, Constantine, gained more and more power, eventually greatly expanding the administrative bureaucracies, both military and civil. This political and administrative change alienated the Roman senate and other local leaders who held positions of......
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