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Explanation:
when only one participant wielded a threat (used the gate to block the opponent), the person with the gate won more money
When both participants could wield threats, both sides lost money.
After the death of Marcus Aurelius, the Roman empire slowly started to decline. Potential new emperors began to focus on pleasing the rich Patricians at the expense of the poor plebeians . The resulting decadence was just one reason for the fall of the empire.
(It needs to be pointed out that as the question seems incomplete and lacks more context, the answer might not meet the its standards).
Logrolling, which by definition is “the exchange of support or favors, especially by legislators for mutual political gain as by voting for each other's bills.”
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