The Senate continued to meet in Rome just as it had for nearly a millennium. Latin remained the language of administration.
The year 476 AD is often described as the moment the Roman Empire fell. But what actually happened? Romulus Augustus was deposed by Odoacer, a Germanic general serving within the Roman system. The ...
The Western Roman Empire famously ended in A.D. 476 when its last emperor abdicated the throne. But the city of Rome continued on. So what happened to the "Eternal City" after it was no longer the ...
One of the biggest questions researchers and armchair historians ponder and debate is how the Western Roman Empire fell. While innumerable theories have been put forward to answer this question, the ...
Rome continued on after the Western Roman Empire fell but faced war and a population crash. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.