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Stage Setting the In the third century A.D., Rome faced many problems. They came both from within the empire and from outside. Only drastic economic, military, and political reforms, it seemed, could hold off collapse. Rome began to decline A weak economy Due to Roman military Because Became Mediterranean trade was disrupted Harvests By Began to Tribes and pirates Meager Causing Less disciplined and loyal So they had to hire Mercenaries Who had no sense of Because Loyalty Shortage of gold and silver Causing The minting of coins Higher taxes Which created inflation Overworked soil Wars Lost its Destroyed Fertlity Farmland Creating Food shortage and disease 2 emperors attempt reform They were Diocletian Constantine Decided to Double military size Divide the empire Decided to Check inflation Restore the emperor’s prestige Restore single ruler Move capital To Into the Byzantium Greek speaking East Latin Speaking West Causing the Center of power to shift And the city was renamed as Wich included Constantinople Great cities and trade centres The empire was divided again The Western Empire crumbles because called Germanic tribes Internal problems Barbarians by the romans Were attacked by The huns who were so they had to flee Mongol nomads lead by Attila who also Into Roman territory and eventually they Plundered the city of Rome until they deposed Romulus Augustulus the last Roman emperor Plundered the city of Rome