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The term Western Roman Empire is used in modern historiography to refer to the western provinces of the Roman Empire, collectively, during any period in which they were administered separately from the eastern provinces by a separate, independent imperial court.
- Rome & Crisis
- The Dissolution of The Empire
- The Kingdom of Italy
- The Holy Roman Empire
- Conclusion
The Roman Empire was founded by the first emperor Augustus(r. 27 BCE-14 CE) and steadily grew in power through the reigns of the Five Good Emperors, so called because of the prosperity and order they maintained. The Five Good Emperors were: 1. Nerva(r. 96-98 CE) 2. Trajan(r. 98-117 CE) 3. Hadrian(r. 117-138 CE) 4. Antoninus Pius(r. 138-161 CE) 5. M...
Even so, the two halves of the empire continued to prosper equally until the reign of the Emperor Theodosius I (379-395 CE) when internal and external forces exerted themselves to break the two halves apart. These forces included, but were not limited to: 1. Political instability 2. The self-interest of the two halves 3. Invasion of barbarian tribe...
While c. 476 CE is the traditionally accepted date for the end of the Western Roman Empire, that entity did continue on under the rule of Odoacer (r. 476-493 CE) who, officially anyway, was simply ruling in place of the deposed emperor JuliusNepos (who had been deposed by the general Orestes who had placed his son, Romulus Augustulus, on the throne...
The Lombards grew in power, establishing dukedoms throughout Italy until they were defeated in 774 CE by Charlemagne at the Battle of Desiderius. By this time, most Lombards had assimilated with the people of Italy and the neighboring Franks and Charlemagne's victory simply accelerated this process. Christianity was now the dominant religion of Eur...
The fall of Rome and its various causes has been the subject of debate for centuries. Even though there is presently a general consensus on the causes, no two lists emphasize the same point or even include the same reasons. Halsall offers an interesting insight into Western Rome's fall in addressing the decline of the 5th century CE: Halstall's poi...
- Joshua J. Mark
18 de mai. de 2024 · Roman Empire, the ancient empire, centered on the city of Rome, that was established in 27 BCE following the demise of the Roman Republic and continuing to the final eclipse of the empire in the West in the 5th century CE. Learn more about the Roman Empire in this article.
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The Western Roman Empire began to disintegrate in the early 5th century. The Romans were successful in fighting off all invaders, most famously Attila, but the empire had assimilated so many Germanic peoples of dubious loyalty to Rome that the empire started to dismember itself.
22 de mar. de 2018 · The Roman Empire, at its height (c. 117), was the most extensive political and social structure in western civilization. Building upon the foundation laid by the Roman Republic, the empire became the largest and most powerful political and military entity in the world up to its time and expanded steadily until its fall, in the west ...
- Joshua J. Mark
- The Roman Empire began in 27 BCE and, in the West, ended in 476 CE; in the East, it ended in 1453 CE.
- Augustus Caesar was the first emperor of Rome, reigning 27 BCE-14 CE.
- The Five Good Emperors of Rome were: Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and Marcus Aurelius who reigned between 96-180 CE.
- The Roman Empire in the West declined and fell in 476 CE for many reasons including: political instability, religious/cultural instability, governm...
12 de abr. de 2018 · Learn about the causes and consequences of the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 CE, when a Germanic leader entered the city unopposed. Explore the role of Christianity, barbarian invasions, and internal decay in the decline of the ancient world.
The history of the Roman Empire covers the history of ancient Rome from the fall of the Roman Republic in 27 BC until the abdication of Romulus Augustulus in AD 476 in the West, and the Fall of Constantinople in the East in AD 1453.
