1. which two of the following best identify the central idea of this text? a. great empires always eventually destroy themselves with corruption and greed
b. the praetorian guard’s corruption made the position of the emperor unstable
c. over-taxation led to the demise of the roman empire
d. the roman empire fell because of attacks by stronger, invading Germanic empires
e. greedy emperors and roman leaders let rome fall apart by keeping taxes for themselves
f. an empire is like a house because they take a big team of people to build