1. Hatred between the senate and the emperor.
In Rome, the emperor had the power to rule Rome's religious, civil, and military decisions while the senate acted as an advisory council. The emperor also had the power of deciding life and death when regarding a criminal. Basically, the emperor had all the power. All of this power led to the emperors becoming very corrupt, and it also caused them to turn into very immoral people. In the meantime, the senate was very jealous of all the power the empire had. The divisions between the emperors and the senate is one of the reasons why the Roman Empire fell.
2. Fast expansion
Rome had been conquering a vast amount of land. The land they owned stretched from north Africa to India to Spain. As a result, they needed to all of the borders and territories. This spread out the people so much that they eventually became vulnerable to attacks. Also, the people that were defending the borders, known as the Barbarians, hated the Romans.
3. Failed Economy
Rome was constantly threatened by bankruptcy. They had to spend countless amounts of money to defend the land they had conquered. The taxes were increasing considerably which led to high inflation. All of these factors led to a failing economy. The value of Rome's currency fell so much that bartering had returned to the main form of trade.
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