Though the Roman Empire was a very large and vast empire it still fell over a long period of time. Rome fell because of many different problems that went unsolved and eventually lead to Rome’s ultimate demise. Rome collapsed as the result of political issues, military issues, economic issues, social issues etc.
A major reason the Roman Empire collapsed was because of political turmoil. Diocletian realized that the empire was too large for one person to control so he appointed a co-emperor and two assistants, or Caesars. Diocletian ruled in the East and Diocletian’s co-emperor ruled in the West. This new system was called the territory the tetrarchy, which means the “the rule of four”. The power was divided to more efficiently