The fall of the Western Roman Empire, also called the fall of the Roman Empire or the fall of Rome, was the loss of central political control in the Western Roman Empire, a process in which the Empire failed to enforce its rule, and its vast territory …

2024年7月20日 · The phrase "the Fall of Rome" suggests that some cataclysmic event ended the Roman Empire, which stretched from the British Isles to Egypt and Iraq. But in the end, there was no straining at the gates, no barbarian horde that dispatched the Roman Empire in one fell swoop.

2014年1月14日 · Find out why one of history's most legendary empires finally came crashing down. 1. The most straightforward theory for Western Rome’s collapse pins the fall on a string of military losses...

2025年2月19日 · The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, historical work by Edward Gibbon, published in six volumes between 1776 and 1788. A continuous narrative from the 2nd century ce to the fall of Constantinople in 1453, it is distinguished by its rigorous scholarship, its historical perspective, and its incomparable literary style.

2018年4月12日 · To many historians, the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century CE has always been viewed as the end of the ancient world and the onset of the Middle Ages, often improperly called the Dark Ages, despite Petrarch's assertion.

2020年6月3日 · Rome did not fall overnight. Instead, the fall of the Western Roman Empire was the result of a process that took place over the course of several centuries. It came about due to political and financial instability and invasions from Germanic tribes moving into Roman territories.

Much like the Fourth Crusade and the Sack of Constantinople in 1204 was the beginning of the end for the Byzantine Empire, the Sack of Rome in 410 can be seen as the start of the Western Empire’s last days.

2023年9月22日 · The fall of the Roman Empire in AD 476 marked a pivotal moment in history, leading to the end of an era that had seen the empire stretch from Britain to North Africa and from Spain to the Middle East.

2011年2月17日 · The end of the Roman empire generated many states where previously there had been one, and another casualty of 476 AD was thus the Pax Romana. Warfare became endemic to the former Roman west.

2025年3月10日 · When did Rome fall? 476 C.E. is commonly cited as the traditional end of the Western Roman Empire, but the actual collapse may have occurred decades later. The 476 C.E. year may have been deliberately chosen as part of propaganda to justify a brutal war.