The lives of the people in the Roman Empire in the late antiquity was not a happy one. There were many hardships for the common people. Heavy tax burden, constant war and decaying conditions of infrastructure ran rampant through the empire between 284-600 AD.
Before 284 AD. there was instability in the Roman government. Emperors were being assassinated and civil war was rampant. When Diocletian came to power in 284, he tried to put stability bank in the government throught the citizens expense. He laid heavy tax reforms that nearly crippled the common tax payer. Many people couldn't afford to pay the taxes, so
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