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I think the most important reason why the Roman Empire collapsed was because it became too overstretched and large. That meant that the defence was great but too little. Their wasn't enough soldiers to defend all of the Roman Empire from great attack. It was too much like a Lobster. Once attackers got through the armoured shell there was nothing but undefended fleshy parts, and because the Empire was becoming to large, other problems because of this led from one to the other.
For example, More land to rule means more soldiers to guard it. More soldiers means more money and food you need to give them. More land ruled by Rome means closer enemies and more of them which can lead into soldiers deaths. Rome became so desperate they allowed 'barbarians' join the Roman army which led to them turning against them turning against Rome.
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This slow decline occurred over a period of four centuries, culminating on September 4, 476, when Romulus Augustus, the last Emperor of the Western Roman Empire, was deposed by Odoacer, a Germanic chieftain. Some modern historians question the significance of this date, and not simply because Julius Nepos, the legitimate emperor recognized by the East Roman Empire, continued to live in Salona, Dalmatia, until he was assassinated in 480. The Ostrogoths, who succeeded considered themselves upholders of the direct line of Roman traditions. The Eastern Roman Empire was going from strength to strength and continued until the Fall of Constantinople on May 29, 1453.
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∙ 9y agoThe western part of the Roman Empire fell under the weight of the invasions by the Germanic peoples. This part of the empire lost political cohesion and were unable to respond to these invasions. There was a lot of infighting and a number of usurpations. The Vandals took over north-western France, the Burgundians took over eastern France and the Alemanni took over north-eastern France and Switzerland. Two Germanic peoples who had been allowed to settle in parts of the empire, the Visigoths and the Franks, took over Spain and most of France respectively. As things worsened, Ricimer, the commander-in-chief of the army set up three puppet emperors and he held the real power.
The last emperor of the west, Romulus Augustus, a fifteen-year-old who was installed by his father who was a usurper, was deposed by e rebellion by Germanic soldiers of the Roman army stationed in Italy led by Odoacer.
The eastern part of the Roman Empire was not affected by these invasions and continued to exist for nearly 1,000 years.
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In western Europe the Middle Ages began after the collapse of which empire?
The Middle Ages began after the collapse of the Roman Empire.
Why is Charlemagne known as the father to Europe?
Charlemagne united most of Western and Central Europe under the Carolingian Empire, which was the first new empire in Europe after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire.
Did the middle ages began when the roman empire collapsed?
yes-----Yes, sort of. The Roman Empire did not collapse all at once.The Middle Ages started during a collapse of the West Roman Empire that went on for well over 100 years, at least. We might even take the point of view that the collapse of the West Roman Empire started in the 3rd century and continued until the 7th, with the Middle Ages beginning at about middle of that period.The collapse of the West Roman Empire either started with or was preceded by a chaotic period called the Crisis of the Third Century. Though that was followed by a brief recovery, the recovery was only temporary. Internal conflict went on more or less unabated, and Rome continued to decline rapidly.Germanic tribal groups began invading in the 4th century and began carving their own kingdoms out of the West Roman Empire. This process lasted through the entire 5th century and into the 6th,Simplistic history would have us believe that the Roman Empire fell apart in 476, or some such date, but certainly before the end of the 5th century. Among the things simplistic history fails to take into account is that the Roman Senate continued to operate in Italy during the 6th century and into the 7th, with our last surviving record of it dating 603 AD. Also, in many places, the Germanic groups maintained and respected Roman law until well into the 7th century.Meanwhile, the East Roman Empire did not collapse, but lasted until 1453. Many historians use the date of the final fall of the East Roman Empire as the end of the Middle Ages. We call that medieval Roman Empire the Byzantine Empire, but they always called themselves the Empire of the Roman People.
What is the main reason feudalism developed?
Feudalism was the metaphorical "band aid" from after the Roman empire's collapse in 476 until the rennaisance.
Why did Justinian wanted his empire to be like the roman empire?
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In western Europe the Middle Ages began after the collapse of which empire?
The Middle Ages began after the collapse of the Roman Empire.
Era of decline upon the collapse of the roman empire is called?
Era of decline upon the collapse of the roman empire is called Fall of Rome
How did Neros actions contribute to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire?
Nero's actions had nothing at all to do with the collapse of the Roman empire. He ruled roughly 300 years before the collapse.
What cause the roman empire collapse?
barberians
When does the western ro empire collapse?
Roman*
What empire came before the byzantine empire?
The Eastern Roman Empire. It became the Byzantine empire after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire.
When was the final collapse of the western roman empire?
1453 is the year of the final collapse of the Roman empire. It is the year that Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks.
What partly caused the decline of the roman empire?
The Roman empire became too big and the people outside of the Roman empire started to attack. From then on out, the empire just continued to collapse.
What is one social reason for the collapse of the western Roman Empire?
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What collapse caused feudalism to develop?
The fall of the Roman Empire.
What was a consequence of the collapse of the Western Roman Empire?
The Dark Age.
Why did the western part of the roman empire collapse?
because it got tired
