The political structure of the Roman Empire included all of the following from the roman republic except a senate checks and balances plebeian and patricians imperial province
Answer:
Over time, the east thrived, while the west declined. In fact, after the western part of the Roman Empire fell, the eastern half continued to exist as the Byzantine Empire for hundreds of years. Therefore, the "fall of Rome" really refers only to the fall of the western half of the Empire.
