The decline of the Roman Empire occurred for many reasons. The third century began from 180 to 284 AD. But it all started around 190 AD. The tribes wanted to settle in the Empire, but knew that if they did so, conflicts would arise with the Romans. It can be argued that Rome was undernourished due to low productivity and failing to supply metals and foreign exchange. The decline of the Roman Empire was due to military, economic, political and social problems as well as the spread of Christianity. All four played major roles in the empire. The Roman Empire was very important throughout the Third and Fourth Centuries, as this is when the fall of Rome occurred. Its important factors occurred around this time. One article best describes how the Roman Empire responded to its economic problems. "The decline of the Roman Empire was due to economic causes, the spread of industry and the lack of a sufficient technological base to support an empire of this size - ultimately it was the product of the fundamental technological weakness of ancient civilization resulting from the institution of slavery Rome was not equipped with the technological ideas necessary to support the empire After the death of Marcus Aurelius, who was to be the last five good emperors. it was the end of the successes of the second century. More importantly, after his death, the Roman Empire began to collapse It would seem that Marcus was maintaining the empire. finally collapsed During the third century, the Roman Empire faced an economic and social crisis. Invasions, civil wars, and the recurrence of plague throughout the Roman Empire almost caused a complete economic collapse. More importantly, there were continuous civil wars between 190 and 28...... middle of paper ...... stable. They faced many difficulties regarding their armies, their religion, their agricultural problems and their slaves. However, the Roman Empire had to deal with its economic and social problems in the 4th century. Their problems have become persistent, as has that of maintaining the authority of central governments. "The difficulty of controlling the large landowners and the enlarged bureaucracy were to increase the ever-present tendency towards a division between the eastern and western parts of the Empire." At the beginning of the 4th century, attempts were made to explain the decline of the Roman Empire solely in economic and social terms. The Romans came a long way and fought a battle that made them stronger and realized the mistakes they made over the centuries. It could be argued that the difficulties that the Roman Empire faced could not occur in the future..