The Fall of Rome. Roman and Byzantine Empires, 395 CE.

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The Fall of Rome

Roman and Byzantine Empires, 395 CE

Roman and Byzantine Empires, 476 CE

Major Events in Decline of the Western Roman Empire  376 CE – Large groups of Gothic settlers begin to destabilize the Balkan peninsula  378 CE – The Battle of Adrianople  395 CE – The death of Emperor Theodosius I  410 CE – The Sack of Rome  455 CE – The Second Sack of Rome  476 CE – Emperor Romulus Augustus is deposed by the German chieftain Odoacer

Factors Contributing to the Fall of Rome  Political  Social  Military  Environmental  Economic

Importance of Rome’s Fall  The removal of Rome as a central political body created a destabilization in all of Europe.  European communities became fractured and the landscape became dangerous.  Greco-Roman achievements were mostly forgotten.  Contact with the far east was severed, unlinking valuable trade routes and the exchange of ideas.  “The world became smaller.”

Roman Britain