Rome - and the Western Roman Empire - fell in 476 AD. The 'eternal city' was brought down by political corruption, the division of the empire - and, finally, an invasion by multiple Germanic ...
In 476, the last of these abdicated to a Germanic mercenary, Odoacer, and the Western Roman Empire was no more. Rome, and its epicenter of power, the Forum was Attila’s objective when he invaded ...
Finally, in 476, the Germanic chieftain Odoacer deposed ... empire into two halves to make it easier to govern. The Western ...