... to decrease .How did this world domination go from being the most powerful empire in the world, to completely nonexistent? The last emperor before the decline of Rome began was Marcus Aurelius. He was one of the three most successful emperors in Rome's history. He was kind, benevolent, and humane. But during his reign the Pax Romana ended. The Pax Romana is ... , the poor didn't obey the rules the patricians that were lawmakers made. These problems only fueled the feuds that existed between the classes. Another big reason was the emperors. After Marcus Aurelias no other leader made a mar...

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