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Rome's Reforms In The Fourth Century

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The glorious age of the Pax Romana ended with the death of Marcus Aurelius in 180. The third century was a time of revolts and civil wars and of fierce attacks on Rome 's distant frontiers. In the fourth century, however, the empire made a recovery, mostly through the reforms commenced by the emperors Diocletian and Constantine. These reforms extended the life of the empire for another 200 years, but eventually the enemy forces proved too strong to be overcome. First the leadership of the empire was divided between East and West, and then the western portion succumbed to Germanic invaders. The last emperor in the West was Romulus Augustus. A puppet of German mercenaries, he was overthrown by another barbarian (Odoacer) in

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