The Reasons for the decline of the Roman Empire The Roman Empire fell for many reasons, but among them, the most important was the internal corruption and disorder that arose. For a very long time, the Roman Empire was unified. ... The morals of the Roman emperors and people declined over time. ... The empire had no formal way of electing an emperor, so the choice was always open to debate between the old emperor, the Senate, the Praetorian Guard, the emperor's private guards, and the army. ... For many years, the Romans managed to hold back the Germans. ...

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Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus was the second Roman emperor. ... With his brother, Drusus, he helped carry out the expansion of the Roman Empire for Augustus. ... He began to rely not on his senate, but on his good friend Sejanus. ... He later tried to plot against Tiberius in hopes of gaining the throne for himself and Tiberius had him tried by the Senate. ... Tiberius also didn't have a very good relationship with his Senate. ...

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ASSESS THE METHODS AGRIPPINA USED TO GAIN POWER AND AUTHORITY A woman in Ancient Roman times, never wielded much power, especially when it came to politics, however, Agrippina was one of the few exceptions to this. ... Germanicus had been a much loved figure among the Roman people as he had been a charismatic leader. ... She accomplished there end partly by getting the freed men to persuade Claudius and by arranging before hand that the senate, the populace and the soldier should join together in shouting their approval of her demands on every occasion. ... (Cassius Dio, Roman history 6...

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