Which factors caused the decline of the Roman Empire? Select all correct answers. Waves of smallpox, plague, and other diseases brought to Rome from foreign lands ravaged the city. Sending Romans overseas as soldiers left fewer farmers near Rome and led to severe food shortages. Julius Caesar's defeat by Carthage in the Third Punic War cost Rome most of its overseas possessions. Locally hired soldiers guarding the frontiers tended to support their own commanders over leaders in Rome.

Julius Caesar's defeat by Carthage in the Third Punic War cost Rome most of its overseas possessions

Waves of smallpox, plague, and other diseases brought to Rome from foreign lands ravaged the city

Explanation:

There were various reasons the Roman Empire fell and some of them include their military overexpansion, reliance on slaves and mercenaries, corruption, arrival of new religion, various diseases, etc.

Based on the given options, the correct answers are the defeat at Carthage during the Third Punic War cost them a lot, and waves of smallpox diseases and other diseases.

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