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Historian: The decline of the Roman Empire cannot be attributed primarily to military overextension. While the empire did maintain a large military, records show that military spending as a proportion of GDP remained relatively stable for two centuries before the fall. Economic disruption caused by currency debasement is a far more plausible primary cause. Which of the following is an assumption required by the historian's argument?

Currency debasement had a greater economic impact than any military factor. Stable military spending as a proportion of GDP indicates that military overextension was not a primary cause of decline. The Roman Empire's GDP remained constant during the two centuries before its fall. Military overextension is never a significant factor in the decline of empires.

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Stable military spending as a proportion of GDP indicates that military overextension was not a primary cause of decline.

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