The Fall of Rome Explained

The so-called ‘fall of Rome’ in 476 CE was only one of a series of events that led to the eventual demise of the Roman Empire.

In the 4th and 5th centuries CE, the Roman Empire was flooded with Germanic warriors who split the Western Empire into a series of successor …

The end of ancient Rome was an earth-shattering and momentous period in time that changed the course of history. Many historians believe Rome’s …

The fifth century was a period of intense pressure for the Roman Empire. Things were especially traumatic in the empire’s west. The empire that had …

In the 5th century CE the Western Roman Empire collapsed under enormous strain from multiple barbarian incursions. Many of these pillaging tribes …

The barbarian successor kingdoms were the powerful states that emerged in the territory of the Western Roman Empire following the Fall of Rome in 476 …

When one pictures the Roman Empire, it can be quite easy to conjure up images of its glorious and all-conquering heydays. Visions of Caesar’s …

In 406 AD, there was a large-scale barbarian invasion across the Rhine frontier into the territory of the Western Roman Empire, beginning a period of …

The Romans ruled Britain for nearly four centuries, from 43 CE until the beginning of the fifth century. Most commentators agree that the actions of …

The Vandals were a relatively new power in the Mediterranean when they sacked Rome in 455 CE. Having only recently established a kingdom based around …