Roman Empire stood in Great power for many decades, undefeated, strong and dominant. It was a common belief that the empire would last eternally. During the rule of Augustus, it was a time of the cultural development, piece and economic stability. It was the "Golden age" as historians call it. Yet nothing lasts forever. After the death of Augustus came the Five Good emperors, under whose rule the empire still flourished although not as much as under Augustus. I disagree with the statement above, I think Roman Empire declined due to external attacks of barbarians, which proceeded through the years and damaged and weakened the Roman Empire, rather then due to internal corruption . Although the decline of the Roman Emp

The invasions of the barbarians brought many consequences. By the second century the roman army weakened and was made up of mostly romanized provincials. Roman Empire experienced great financial needs and inflations. Septimius Severus ( r 193- 211) was forced to double the pay of the solders due to inflations, this increased the imperial budget by almost 25%. To raise the money for the army the emperors were forced to make new taxes, confiscate the property of rich, debased coinage, and even sometimes selling palace furniture. But it was still hard to recruit troops. Due to the barbaric attacks, agricultural production decreased, shortage of workers for the large farms became a great problem. Piracy and the neglect of ports and roads reduced trade. The state itself started taking on a military appearance. the great distinction between the lower class, Humiliores, and the

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