Title: End Of An Era - The Fall Of The Western Roman Empire - About History
Headings: End of an Era – The Fall of The Western Roman Empire
End of an Era – The Fall of The Western Roman Empire
The Split of Western and Eastern Roman Empire
Internal factors
External factors, the Goths and Alaric

Content: End Of An Era - The Fall Of The Western Roman Empire - About History
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End of an Era – The Fall of The Western Roman Empire
By Hayden Chakra
December 5, 2017
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The fall of the Roman Empire in 476 marked the end of the Ancient world and the start of the Middle Ages. When talking about the fall of the Roman Empire, generally it is referred to the fall of the city of Rome in 476, because most of the west was already lost by the middle of the fifth century. The fall of the empire had a huge impact on the world. However the decline and the fall was attributed only to the west, while the east, eventually called Byzantine, continued to exist for many more centuries with a unique Roman identity. The Split of Western and Eastern Roman Empire
The empire extended from the British Isle to Mesopotamia, the Tigris and Euphrates River to North Africa. The size became a huge problem for the government, and a solution was needed fast. The emperor Diocletian divided the territory in two, one with a capital in Rome and one with a capital in Nicomedia. Later the Emperor Constantine, who again united the territory, moved the capital from Rome to the city of Byzantine, which he named Constantinople. Constantinople became Nova Roma or New Rome, replacing it as an economical and cultural center. The empire was divided and united several times.