The roman domain after the takeover of the Roman Republic by the first emperor (as the majority
opinion) Octavian, known as Augustus Caesar (or majestic caesar in a fairly flat translation) it was however wracked by corruption from the inside, mismanagement by many emperors, and several other factors such as rebellions, dissillusionment, legal inconsistencies, debasement of currency, fluctuating markets, an aging and entrenched bureaucracy,
peasant revolt, slave revolt, constant attacks by
persian, scythian, berber, calednian and
german tribes, major migrations and political intrigue so farfetched that it seemed impossible to do any good for anyone. Turned christian thanks to Constantine and the empire finally
split into two halves. The western half was crushed and the eastern half became the baselieia romaion or byzantine empire.