The correct answer is B) a lack of food.
A problem that was facing the people of Rome was the lack of food.
Corruption among the top officials of Rome was a major problem that generated many others. Decay and debauchery were part of the decline of Rome. People were hungry and they saw the richness of top Roman Officials wasting resources. Some started to commit robbery and crime arouse. As the government needed money to sustain the empire, it started to tax people and this caused so much convulsion.
