the surrender of the Roman emperor in 476 c.e.
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When a historian refers to the historical context of an event they mean that they want you to look at the attitude, conditions and mood of the time of a specific historical event.
the circumstances surrounding the event
The term the fall of Rome refers to the fall of the western part of the Roman Empire, which crumbled under the weight of the invasions by the Germanic peoples. The eastern part of the Roman Empire was not affected by these invasions and continued to exist for nearly 1,000 years.
It's kind of the same thing when we talk about the United States. It's North America, but we refer to it as the U.S, or America. The terms are interchangeable. It also depends on the time frame that they are discussing as well.
Actually, "Marse" (Not Marsh) Robert, Marse being slang for "Master".