Socratic Seminar: The Rise and Fall of Rome

Chapter 15 Rome’s Decline and Legacy. C15L1: An Empire in Decline. Weakness in the Empire-Economic problems following death of Marcus Aurelius in 180 A.D. included: *food shortages resulted from war ravaged farmland * * *high taxes that people couldn’t afford to pay *gov’t couldn’t afford to pay army-Military problems included: ................
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