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There were several reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire. One of the principle reasons was the split of the Empire into two parts which began with Diocletian. The true answer to the question is still up for debate but I am a historian and the down and dirty answer is this: The Roman government got complaisant and stopped caring about expanding and governing the Empire. This allowed outside forces to put pressure on the Empire and eventually invade and conquer Rome.

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