... Republic. It strengthened the unity of the empire and avoided warfare between the social classes. In the years of the late Republic, once again civil conflict emerged. After the emperor Marcus Aurelius died in 180 A.D., his son, an unfit ruler, succeeded him. Commodus misruled Rome for 12 years before he was assassinated. After his death, the empire went into a flare of civil ... ...

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... -moment attacks from other nations, and Rome wasn't ready to deal with these. These attacks led to the breakdown of communication and trade. Towards the end of the Roman existence, Marcus Aurelius and Septimus Severus invaded the Parthian kingdoms. But the Parthians were replaced by a stronger nation, the Sassanians. They overcame the Roman troops in Palestine, Mesopotamia, and Cappodocia. ...

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... -180. According to historians this was the time when human life was at its happiest. The five emperors who ruled at this time were Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and Marcus Aurelius. During this time there was much economic prosperity. There was huge trade and city growth in the north. Because of these men the Roman Empire was at its highest it ... ...

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