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…showed last 75 words of 562 total…As the reasons above show, it was probably a complex problem made of many smaller problems. Our understanding is limited to the sketchy knowledge we have of their society, our only accounts from written and archeological records. If there were simple answers, the Romans would surely have found it. Whatever the reasons, throughout the fifth century, when emperors could find money and assemble troops, the Roman army was a powerful and effective force. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**