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The Fall of Rome

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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 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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The Fall of Rome

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Roman and Byzantine Empires, 395 CE

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Roman and Byzantine Empires, 476 CE

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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

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Factors Contributing to the Fall of Rome

Political

Social

Military

Environmental

Economic

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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.”

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Roman Britain