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The Fall of Rome

The Fall of Rome. Roman and Byzantine Empires, 395 CE. Roman and Byzantine Empires, 476 CE. Major Events in Decline of the Western Roman Empire. 376 CE – Large groups of Gothic settlers begin to destabilize the Balkan peninsula 378 CE – The Battle of Adrianople

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The Fall of Rome

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  1. The Fall of Rome

  2. Roman and Byzantine Empires, 395 CE

  3. Roman and Byzantine Empires, 476 CE

  4. Major Events in Decline of the Western Roman Empire • 376 CE – Large groups of Gothic settlers begin to destabilize the Balkan peninsula • 378 CE – The Battle of Adrianople • 395 CE – The death of Emperor Theodosius I • 410 CE – The Sack of Rome • 455 CE – The Second Sack of Rome • 476 CE – Emperor Romulus Augustus is deposed by the German chieftain Odoacer

  5. Factors Contributing to the Fall of Rome • Political • Social • Military • Environmental • Economic

  6. Importance of Rome’s Fall • The removal of Rome as a central political body created a destabilization in all of Europe. • European communities became fractured and the landscape became dangerous. • Greco-Roman achievements were mostly forgotten. • Contact with the far east was severed, unlinking valuable trade routes and the exchange of ideas. • “The world became smaller.”

  7. Roman Britain

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