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What happened to the western half of the empire following the fall of Rome?
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By the time Romulus Augustus (this was his actual name, Augustulus was a
nickname) the western part of the Roman Empire had already lost all of its land outside Italy (Holland south of the river Rhine, Belgium, Germany west of the Rhine, Switzerland, Austria, most of France, Spain, Portugal and north-western Africa) apart form an area of northern France (the Domain of Soissons).
Romulus Augustus was deposed by Odoacer, a Germanic commander of the Roman army. Odoacer led a rebellion of Germanic soldiers allied to the Romans who were stationed in Italy. They were disgruntled because they were refused land grants to settle in Italy. Odoacer became the king of Italy. He claimed to be a representative of the emperor of the eastern part of the Roman Empire, but was actually the ruler of Italy.
Soon after Odoacer seized power in 476, the Domain of Soissons broke all ties with Italy. In 486 the Domain of Soissons was conquered by the Franks. In 488 Zeno, the emperor of the eastern part of the Roman Empire sent Theodoric the Great, the king of the Ostrogoths, to invade Italy and depose Odoacer. Theodoric established the Ostrogothic Kingdom, which covered Italy, south-western France, Austria, western Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina and part of Serbia.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 10y agoThe western part of the Roman Empire fell under the weight of the invasions by the Germanic peoples. These invaders formed their own kingdoms in its former lands: the Vandals and Alans formed the Vandalic kingdom in Tunisia and eastern Algeria; the Visigoths formed the Visigoth Kingdom in south-western France, Spain and Portugal; the Sueves formed the kingdom of the Sueves in north-western Spain; the Burgundians formed the Burgundian Kingdom in eastern France; the Franksformed the Frankish Kingdom in Holland south of the river Rhine, Belgium, and northern and central France. The Alemanni took over north-eastern France (Alsace) and Switzerland and added them to their homeland in southern Germany (outside the Roman Empire). The Franks then developed the most powerful kingdom. They took over the whole of the Alemannic territories, they pushed Visigoths out of south-western France and they conquered the Burgundian kingdom. Thus, they conquered southern Germany, Switzerland and the whole of Gaul. They also held part of central Germany, which was the homeland of one of their ethnic branches, the Ripuarian Franks.
Italy repelled one attempted invasion and remained intact for longer. Then in 476 the last Roman emperor in the west was deposed by Odoacer, who led a rebellion by the allied Germanic soldiers stationed in Italy. Odoacer styled himself as the king of Italy. The emperor of the eastern part of the Roman Empire, Zeno, sent his ally, Theodoric the Great, the king of the Ostrogoths, to depose Odoacer. The Ostrogoths established their own kingdom, which covered Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and northern and central Serbia.
The Angles, Saxons and Jutes form northern Germany and the Frisians from the north of the Netherlands migrated to Britannia in waves and took it over.
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∙ 8y agoThe eastern part of the Roman Empire continued to exist for nearly 1,000 years. Historians call this part of the empire after the fall of the western part Byzantine Empire. The people in question did not even know this term and called their empire Roman Empire.
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∙ 6y agoIt came under control of his Gothic general Odoacer and progressively split up as other peoples moved in.
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∙ 6y agoIt was taken over by Eurasian peoples - Goths, Franks, Bulgars etc.
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What happened in the year 476AD with the Rome?
the romans were accepted by the western states and regions of europe
What happened in the east when rome fell?
The eastern part of the Roman Empire was not affected by the Germanic invasions which led to the fall of the western part of this empire and continued to exist for nearly 1,000 years.
What is the name of western capital of Roman Empire?
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The center of power for the western part of the roman empire was?
D Rome
How in ancient rome influence western rome even after it was captured by its enemys?
There was not a western Rome. There was only one Rome. Rome was never captured by its ememies. Although the western part of the Roman Empire fell with the capture of most of its lands by invaders, Rome was never captured and remained independent.
What happened to the eastern half of the roman empire following the fall of Rome?
Justinian ruled it and it soon became the Byzantine Empire
What city was the center of the roman empire?
United Empire: Rome Western Empire: Rome then Ravenna Eastern Empire: Constantinople
Who destroyed the western empire of rome?
the huns
The city of Rome was located where?
In the Western Empire
What happened in the year 476AD with the Rome?
the romans were accepted by the western states and regions of europe
What was the Capital of western roman empire?
It was probably Rome, the capital of Italy now. By Hanna
What place was located in the western Roman Empire?
Rome.
What happened in the east when rome fell?
The eastern part of the Roman Empire was not affected by the Germanic invasions which led to the fall of the western part of this empire and continued to exist for nearly 1,000 years.
What were the two parts of divided Rome?
The Roman Empire was divided into eastern and western Rome
What was the capital of western empire?
Rome was the traditional capital of the western Roman Empire, but it had been moved occasionally to Ravenna and Milan.
What is the name of western capital of Roman Empire?
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What was the western Roman Empire capital?
Rome was the traditional capital of the western Roman Empire, but it had been moved occasionally to Ravenna and Milan.
