During the period of 96-180 A.D. was known as the age of the five good emperors. This led the Roman Empire to economic prosperity and the era of the Golden Age. Shortly after the period of the five good emperors the Empire gave way to chaos and stress. This turned Rome into a downward spiral which left many things in ruins. In 284-337 A.D reconstruction started to take place under the rule of Diocletian and Constantine. In the Golden ... system was ruined by previous emperors cutting the silver content of coins. The wars and invasions interrupted normal commerce and the means of production. T...

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... 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 they would run off and live in the forests. Diocletian made a lay, where a peasant that has children, the children would be pe...

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