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Some of their people were starting to believe that someone else was better than their empire. They were starting to lose faith in their empire and began to think nothing was good was going to happen.

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Many battles were happening after another and the Romans kept losing against these military's. The Barbarians invaded Rome and since Rome's military was weak they couldn't do nothing to stop them. By 476 A.D the Germanic Barbarians conquered western Rome.

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The military started to get weaker and weaker. The Germanic tribes started to get stronger and other tribes around them also. Many of the generals were challenging the power and authority of the emperors. To save a few dollars the Romans hired foreign soldiers but they were not loyal to Rome.

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The Romans ran into a problem with buying more than they were producing. With the slow production of food it led to many food shortages. When the government raised taxes and printed new coins that led to an inflation. This decline left many many people poor.

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The decline started to decline because it was getting too big for one emperor to control at once. The citizens started to lose confidence and loyalty in the government.