The factor that played out differently in the Roman and Han empires was the social aspect. The reason is affected them differently was because in the Roman empire the peasants and other people in general had lost faith in the empire and therefore contributed less in social events, military, as well as some public affairs. There was also a large gap between the rich and the poor, and since the peasants weren’t patriotic they slacked off with the farming and consequently there were food shortages and even diseases. This was different from China because there, peasants were rebelling due to the fact that there was an increase in taxes. The people of China were also revolting because they started to question their idea of the mandate of heaven.
