Dbq Roman Empire

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There were many reasons why the Roman empire collapsed. Rome’s empire was in parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa. In 117 CE, Rome was the strongest empire in the world. The empire didn’t exist a few centuries later. The Roman empire collapsed because the population decreased, too many emperors were assassinated, and Rome was too big. In document 1, it talks about how the population was declining. The lowest was a mere six thousand by 500 CE. The reasons are not clear, but the Romans’ luxurious lifestyle and their concomitant disinterest in producing and raising children must have played some part in it. Also in document 2, the paragraph says that Rome was a grand size. They were so big they couldn’t protect themselves. The borders were too difficult