what year did the roman empire begin and fall?

Answer 1

The republic formed around 500 BC and around 100 BC it started to drift toward a dictatorship, 27 BC-180 BC Roman Empire held peace, a decline set in around 200 BC. Under Constantine Ist (306-337) he moved the capital to Byzantine, renamed Constantinople. Theodosius(379-395) last ruler of the united empire. From 376-410 the Goths (Ostrogoths and Visigoths, later) attacked and sacked Rome. Last Western emperor abdicated in 476.

Answer 2

A few factors contributed. Of course there are several more, but these are the largest, and most important ones: Over Expansion - They could not control their borders. (Particularly Germany). This leads to the second factor. Declining Military Power - The Roman Military was overstretched, and almost everywhere it was engaged, it was fighting a guerrilla war. In fact, the Visigoths actually sacked Rome in 410 before the Empire fell. Weak Leadership - By the time of the Fall of the Empire, the leadership of Rome had been tactically inept, apathetic to his position, stupid, or a combination of the three for quite some time. However, it is important to keep in mind that Rome didn't completely fall. The Eastern Roman Empire, or the Byzantine Empire, survived for over a thousand years after the collapse of the Western Empire, and was a major player even into the Middle Ages. (They caused the Crusades)

Answer 3

The beginning is just a guess- I would say around the time of Julius Caesar: 40-44 B.C.(?) The Empire's beginning is also associated with Augustus Caesar who ruled from 63 BC to 14 AD

The Empire fell in 476 AD when it was overrun by the Goths

Answer 4

You'll be lucky if you can find out. The history of this has been rewritten for political reasons and most of the facts have been distorted.