29 magg 476 anni - Fall of the Roman Empire

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The fall of the Roman Empire was led up to by a number of events:
- 305 - 312 AD - Civil wars erupted.
- 330 AD - Constantine moved the capital of the eastern empire to Byzantium, a Greek city, and renamed it Constantinople.
- Late 300s AD - Germanic tribes begin to enter the Roman Empire. Some were in search of wealth, better lands, and a warmer climate. However, the majority were fleeing from the Huns. Roman called these Germanic tribes barbarians because their speech sounded like nonsense to them.
- 378 AD - The Visigoths defeated a vast Roman force at Adrianople in the Balkan Peninsula. The eastern Roman emperor was killed and to maintain peace, his successor turned land in the Balkans over to the Visigoths.
- 395 AD - The division of the Roman Empire became final. The eastern empire was called the Byzantine Empire while the western half was referred to as the Western Roman Empire.
- 410 AD - Alaric, a Visigoth chief, captured Rome.
- 455 AD - The Vandals sack Rome.
- 476 AD - The emperor Romulus Augustulus was overthrown by a German soldier named Odoacer who declared himself king. Odoacer did not name a new emperor and so this was commonly referred to as the point when the Roman Empire fell.

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