For example, the government became more and more harsh. One of the ways the government was being harsh was because of imposing higher taxes on people. Because of this, the government started to lose support by the citizens. The government also started abusing their power. For example, the tax money that the citizens paid was used to fix roads and put into their bank accounts rather than using the money for necessities that could’ve made the Roman Empire successful again. Rome divided into two empires: The Eastern and Western Empire due to the large civilization. “The two empires failed to work together when it came to fighting outside threats.” And finally, the government lacked an organized system of succession. This is another one of the causes of the decline of the Roman empire because there was no predictable successor to the emperor and every time people would scheme to get rid of the current emperor and become the new
For example, the government became more and more harsh. One of the ways the government was being harsh was because of imposing higher taxes on people. Because of this, the government started to lose support by the citizens. The government also started abusing their power. For example, the tax money that the citizens paid was used to fix roads and put into their bank accounts rather than using the money for necessities that could’ve made the Roman Empire successful again. Rome divided into two empires: The Eastern and Western Empire due to the large civilization. “The two empires failed to work together when it came to fighting outside threats.” And finally, the government lacked an organized system of succession. This is another one of the causes of the decline of the Roman empire because there was no predictable successor to the emperor and every time people would scheme to get rid of the current emperor and become the new