This is the topic for this Discussion: Imperial Rome 31 BC-284 AD & Late Antiquity. NO SOURCES NEED TO BE CITED Following are the instructions/what needs to be covered for this discussion: What led to the collapse of the social and political ties between the rulers and the ruled in the Empire? How did the reforms of Diocletian and Constantine help to stop the decline of the Empire? What were the similarities and differences between the policies of the two emperors? What led to the overall decline of the Empire and its eventual collapse in the West under the weight of the Germanic invasions? Sources: Imperial Rome Readings, etc. Rome: From Republic to Empire Brooks,
