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From the "Crisis of the Third Century" until the deposition of the last Western Empire in 476, Rome's last two centuries were filled with struggle. |
Decline of the West, 364 - 476 AD
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 The Faltering Economy
Historical Thread
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The consecutive loss of imperial territory in the late 4th and 5th centuries meant that Imperial taxes, already harsh, became prohibitive as the West struggled to pay its troops to continue imperial defense. For general discussion of how the failing economy and the loss of provincial revenue occurred at the same time that barbarian threats had never been more dangerous.
