Fall of Western Rome

Decline and collapse of Western Roman imperial authority in 476 AD.

Core Principles & Analysis

• Germanic chieftain Odoacer deposed the last Western emperor, Romulus Augustulus, in 476 AD.
• Preceded by decades of invasions, including the Visigoth sack of Rome in 410.
• The Eastern Empire at Constantinople endured for nearly a thousand more years.

Specifications & Metrics

• YEAR: 476 AD