The most commonly found date for the fall of the Roman Empire is September 4, 476 CE. Specifically, what happened on that date was that Odoacer, a Germanic general in the Roman army, deposed Romulus Augustulus, widely regarded as the last emperor of the West Roman Empire.
This is certainly a date of convenience, and many modern historians are unwilling to accept it for several reasons. Some problems with using this as the end of the Roman Empire are as follows:
Given these facts, it is difficult to say that Rome actually fell in 476. On the other hand, the date is as good as any, and if we have to pick a date, we might as well pick the one everyone else picks. We could argue for a different date, but in the end, it would almost certainly be no better. Imperial control declined through the entire 5th century. Some kings, such as the kings of the Vandals in North Africa, refused to acknowledge the emperor at all. Others, such as some of the kings of the Ostrogoths, Franks, and Visigoths, acknowledged the emperor and that their kingdoms were within the Roman Empire, but they gave virtually no other support. This situation existed before 476, and continued to exist after for nearly two hundred years.
Many historians today talk of the fall of the West Roman Empire, instead of the fall of the Roman Empire as a whole. But some are quite unwilling to describe it as an event that took place at a specific time in history, rather than as a process that went on for decades, at least, and possibly centuries. This said, the attack of European tribes probably went on for a considerable amount of time.
The conventional date given for the fall of the western part of the Roman Empire is given as 476, when the last emperor of the west, Romulus Augustus, was deposed.
The eastern part of the Roman Empire, which was not affected by the Germanic invasions in the west, continued to exist for another 1,000 years.
Ancient Egypt fell to the Romans in 31 BC after the Battle of Actium.
The fall of the western half of the Roman Empire brings on the seeds of the middle/dark ages in Western Europe.
Definitely not. Though a lot of Romans became Christians and abandoned all material wealth, causing a loss of taxes, the Romans were definitely not lazy. The Emperors were of poor quality though. After Constantine, when the Empire split, the Emperors were not as good as they were during the prime of the Roman Empire.
Christianity did not contribute to the fall of the western part of the Roman Empire. This part of the empire fell under the weight of the invasions by the Germanic peoples. The eastern part of the Roman Empire, which was also Christian, was not affected by these invasions and continued to exist for nearly 1,000 years. Pagan Romans thought that Christianity had weakened the empire by weakening the fighting spirit of the Romans. This view was incorrect and was a reflection of prejudice.
False. It ended long after the Roman Empire's fall.
romans lost their empire
the Romans empires fall
Ancient Egypt fell to the Romans in 31 BC after the Battle of Actium.
The cultural heritage, the road network, the Latin language and the foundations of law left by the Romans tied the European after the fall of their Western Empire.
Charlemagne did not help the Romans. He was around some 300 years after the fall of the western part of the Roman Empire. He helped the pope, who made him emperor of the Romans. Charlemagne created his own empire, which historians call Carolingian Empire, but was given the title of emperor of the Romans to symbolise the independence of western Europe and the papacy from the empire of the eastern Romans (also called Byzantines by historians). The eastern part of the Roman empire continued to exist for nearly 1,000 years after the fall of the western part of this empire. The eastern Roman emperors had been claiming of sovereignty over the city of Rome and the papacy.
The fall of the western half of the Roman Empire brings on the seeds of the middle/dark ages in Western Europe.
Definitely not. Though a lot of Romans became Christians and abandoned all material wealth, causing a loss of taxes, the Romans were definitely not lazy. The Emperors were of poor quality though. After Constantine, when the Empire split, the Emperors were not as good as they were during the prime of the Roman Empire.
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Christianity did not contribute to the fall of the western part of the Roman Empire. This part of the empire fell under the weight of the invasions by the Germanic peoples. The eastern part of the Roman Empire, which was also Christian, was not affected by these invasions and continued to exist for nearly 1,000 years. Pagan Romans thought that Christianity had weakened the empire by weakening the fighting spirit of the Romans. This view was incorrect and was a reflection of prejudice.
Civil war considered one of the major reasons why the Roman Empire fell apart
No influence. The Romans did not have paper money and their coins fell into disuse after the fall of the Roman Empire.
False. It ended long after the Roman Empire's fall.