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Diocletian created a new administrative system called the tetrarchy (rule by 4) and increased the # of provinces. He also instituted a policy that Romans had to worship the emperor and state gods and established minimum wage.

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476, the Germanic leader Odoacer staged a revolt and deposed the Emperor Romulus Augustulus. From then on, no Roman emperor would ever again rule from a post in Italy, leading many to cite 476 as the year the Western Empire suffered its deathblow

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Many of the problems that led to Rome's decline were due to government and economic corruption. Rome's economy was based on slave labor. By relying on slave labor, there was a large gap between the rich and the poor.

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the Roman empire fell for many reasons, but the 5 main ones were invasions by Barbarian tribes, Economic troubles, and overreliance on slave labor, Overexpansion and Military Spending, and Government corruption and political instability

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The most straightforward theory for Western Rome's collapse pins the fall on a string of military losses sustained against outside forces. Rome had tangled with Germanic tribes for centuries.

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Invasions by Barbarian tribes. ...

Economic troubles and overreliance on slave labor. ...

The rise of the Eastern Empire. ...

Overexpansion and military overspending. ...

Government corruption and political instability. ...

The arrival of the Huns and the migration of the Barbarian