Dear Emperor, Rome’s decline was caused by four main factors: military, political, social and economic. I believe the predominant factor to be political causes. The emperors seized all authority and became corrupt. Not only the emperors, but also the other officials and authority figures as well. The emperors and authority figures have lost control of the people as a whole and the matters at hand. Emperor after emperor tried his luck, but none have …showed first 75 words of 1275 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1275 total…would change to a democracy so not one person would have more power than any other would. I still believe there needs to be a dictator in a time of crisis like a sudden attack by invaders. The dictator should have been previously chosen by the people and must be re-elected if he wishes to retain his power in times of crisis. This would make all people equal and no individual could abuse his power.