BEST ANSWER GETS BRAINLIEST in your OWN words explain reasons why political instability was a reason for the downfall of the roman empire

Government corruption and political instability. ... The political rot also extended to the Roman Senate, which failed to temper the excesses of the emperors due to its own widespread corruption and incompetence. As the situation worsened, civic pride waned and many Roman citizens lost trust in their leadership.

sitting in that one chair where he could get shot at was his worst decision.