Across the vast and sprawling territories of once mighty empires, a pervasive sense of unease has taken hold. The foundations that for centuries sustained their authority are showing undeniable signs of corrosion. Rebellions flare in previously provinces, resentment festers among the populace, and once-loyal vassals begin to question the emperor's

The mighty Roman Empire, once a sprawling nation stretching from Spain to Persia|the vast stretches of North Africa, was not immune to the inevitable march of time. Seeds of decline were sown in its very foundations, festering over centuries and finally leading to its precipitous fall. {Internal strife|constant power struggles proved a formidable