In 476, the Germanic barbarian king Odoacer deposed the last emperor of the Western Roman Empire in Italy, Romulus Augustulus, and the Senate sent the imperial insignia to the Eastern Roman Emperor Zeno. While its legitimacy lasted for centuries longer and its cultural influence remains today, the Western Empire never had the strength to rise ...

Year 476 was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Basiliscus and Armatus (or, less frequently, year 1229 Ab urbe condita).

2018年4月12日 · Although historians generally agree on the year of the fall, 476 CE, and its consequences for western civilization, they often disagree on its causes. English historian Edward Gibbon , who wrote in the late 18th century CE, points to the rise of Christianity and its effect on the Roman psyche while others believe the decline and fall were due ...

2016年9月28日 · The next year, 476 AD, a Germanic warlord Odoacer killed Orestes, after which he moved Romulus Augustus from the imperial position, and all signs of imperial rule were sent to the eastern Emperor Zeno in Constantinople. Odoacer crowned himself as the king of Italy, and the transfer of power went so smoothly that he did not even killed a former ...

2020年6月3日 · The generally agreed-upon date for the fall of Rome is September 4, 476 AD. On this date, the Germanic king Odaecer stormed the city of Rome and deposed its emperor, leading to its collapse. But the story of the fall of Rome is not this simple.

What happened and who was notable in 476 AD? Browse important events, world leaders, notable birthdays, and tragic deaths from the year 476 AD.

2011年2月17日 · In September 476 AD, the last Roman emperor of the west, Romulus Augustulus, was deposed by a Germanic prince called Odovacar, who had won control of the remnants of the Roman army of Italy. He...

In the 3rd c. AD, the empire faced crises, including invasions and political upheaval. Despite attempts at reform, the western half of the empire collapsed in 476 AD with the abdication of Romulus Augustulus, while the eastern Byzantine Empire continued to thrive, preserving Roman culture for centuries.

2023年9月22日 · The fall of the Roman Empire occurred in AD 476, after a long period of decline. For centuries, the Roman Empire controlled a vast territory stretching from Britain to North Africa and from Spain to the Middle East.

This map of the Roman Empire in 476 C.E. shows the various people who invaded and how they carved up the Empire. In 324, Constantine's army defeated the forces of Licinius, the emperor of the east. Constantine became emperor of the entire empire and founded a new capital city in the eastern half at Byzantium.