The Roman Empire started to decline around 180 AD and was ultimately destroyed in 476. When Pax Romana ended after Marcus Aurelius’ rule, the whole state of Rome weakened. It started a chain of bad rulers who didn’t know how to rule an empire. This ultimately led to German soldiers overrunning Rome. Some people might say that Rome declined just because the people in Rome weren’t stable and the civil war ended the empire, but there are many other reasons to Rome’s downfall. Many details ruined Rome including terrible rulers, inflation, and agriculture was weakened. All of these factors led to the population declining and ruining the Roman
