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In the first few centuries ad, it became clear that the Roman Empire was far too big and unwieldy to survive in its original form. A huge civil service and army were needed to maintain the empire, and these became extremely expensive.
In addition, there were numerous rebellions in different parts of the empire mostly headed by army commanders with designs on becoming emperor.

Eventually, in AD284, Emperor Diocletian broke the Roman Empire into smaller self-governing units, each with its own read more...

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