When and how did Roman fall?

Answer 1

If you are not up to reading, then watch the rise and fall of the roman empire or several other such episodes that are on the History channel all the time or History International.

A basic sum up. it fell gradually over time during the 5th century AD, that is the Western section. by 450 AD several Barabarian tribes had ransacked Rome. First the Visigoths, then others such as the Franks, Lobards, Gauls.

Only the Eastern Roman Empire in COnstantinople staid in tact another 600 years roughly. The Emporeror Justininan tried to reunite the former West and Rome into the East but failed making it a little further than Greece. From then on Italy became what is was known for in the Middle ages, a bunch of territories ruled as provinces such as Milan, Tuscany, Venice. They all became like the ancient City states of Greece in a sense. Small authoritative provinces.

The Holy Roman empire arose under Frederick the Great but their was nothing Holy or Roman truly about it other than the name.

The internal strife, weakening army that was not maintained, famine and pestilence all contributed to the fall of Rome as it was known.

thats a breif history.

Answer 2

The end of the Roman Empire is placed at 4 September AD 476, when the last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, Romulus Augustus, was deposed and not replaced after Rome fell to the Germanic chieftain Odoacer.

However, Diocletian, who retired in AD 305, was the last sole Emperor of an undivided Empire whose capital was the City of Rome. After the division of the Empire by Diocletian into East and West, each branch continued to style itself as "The Roman Empire." The Western Roman Empire declined and fell apart in the course of the 5th century.

The Eastern Roman Empire (which would later adopt Greek as its main language), known largely today as the Byzantine Empire, preserved Greco-Roman legal and cultural traditions along with Hellenic and Orthodox Christian elements for another millennium, until its eventual collapse at the hands of the Ottoman Empire in 1453.

Answer 3

The commonly accepted date for the end of the Western Roman Empire is September 4, 476 when Emperor Romulus Augustulus was deposed by the Scirian chieftain Odoacer.

However the Empire had been in serious decline for some time prior to this, for a variety of reasons.

Answer 4

My guess is in the 5th century A.D. There were several reasons for the fall of Rome and it would take forever to mention them all in great detail.

There were political, economic, historical, sociological, and geographical reasons why Rome went down the proverbial toilet. One of them was that the empire itself got "too big for its britches," meaning that it expanded out so far that it was impossible to defend every single border.

Google "fall of Rome" or look it up on Wikipedia for more information. Better yet, go to a bookstore and get Edward Gibbon's book on the fall of the Roman Empire.

Answer 5

Roman who? do you mean Rome? as in the roman Empire?, if so, it fell over about 300 years, that is the amazing thing about it, it died a slow agonizing death from mostly within, and that is why there are so many comparisons to the United states today. the comparisons being, that internal political in fighting, the every disregard for morales, the acceptances of deviant life styles and social acceptance of such things, as well as the loss of importance of religious faith, all contribute to an inner decay, and spiraling out of control, slow decent into ruin. Also, there was no rival world power that brought Rome to it's military Knees, but Rome was involved in dozens of little, petty wars, by backward nations, like the Vandals (wherewe get vandalism from), who where marauding groups, not actual nations with standing armies (kind of like terrorist today), who kept picking away at Rome a little at a time, and all this drained there treasuries, stretched there military control, and lead to much arguing about wars and economical trade problems in and through and with such nations (sounds familiar doesn't it?!). anyways, Rome was a Power for about 800 years, but the last 300 or so, it has plagued with to many internal problems, a government riff with corruptions, a small elite upper class, and a large poor class, the middle class , so vital to all nations vitality and strengths, was depleted and ruined over time. If any of this sounds similar to things in the news in the past 50 years, well that is why many make the comparison. Rome was in the end, it's own worse enemy, it's personal freedoms, went to far, knew no boundaries, and that can lead to decay and loss of world power over time.

Answer 6

Try reading " The Rise and Decline of the Roman Empire"

Answer 7

theres really not a clear cut answer here, it happened over a long period of time, yes they were sacked by barbarians, but also the romans fell apart from the inside as well, many internal problems and vandals eventually lead to the fall of the romans

Answer 8

t's not entirely arbitrary that Medieval / Renaissance History at About.com begins and Ancient / Classical History ends in A.D. 476. Edward Gibbon's 476 date for the fall of Rome is conventionally acceptable because that's when the Germanic Odoacer deposed the last emperor ruling from Rome.

Answer 9

That is a question that requires a long and complicated answer. It wasn't just one thing that led to the demise of the Roman empire. If you need a condensed version, I would try an encyclopedia. Everything you need to know in one article!

Answer 10

Allot of people agree it was a sacking by the Vandals after Rome had a long famine that was the reason Rome fell. Like everything else in life everyone has their own opinion and that's the one I agree with.