Why was the hiring of Germanic mercenaries by Western Roman emperors a mistake? The Germanics were poor soldiers who could not handle Roman weapons. The Germanics lacked loyalty to Rome and sometimes fought against the empire. The regular Roman army rose up against the mercenaries and killed many of them. The regular Roman army joined with the mercenaries to attack the Eastern Roman Empire.

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The Germanics lacked loyalty to Rome and sometimes fought against the empire.

The hiring of Germans had been a mistake for Rome as Germanics lost loyalty and even fight against the Roman empire as well. Thus, option B is correct.

With the Roman empire has been weakened, there have been a lesser number of citizens that have been ready to fight for Rome. The Roman army has started getting weak and in order to get stronger Romans started hiring barbers, mercenaries, and foreigners as well.

Germans have also been hired in the army, however, the hiring of Germans had been a mistake for Rome as Germanics lost loyalty and even fight against the Roman empire as well. Thus, option B is correct.

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