CIVILIZATION
ROMAN
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Question
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Goth overthrew the last emperor of the Western Empire in A.D 475
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The Byzantine Empire prospered until the mid-1400’s
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Theodosius I reunited the western and eastern portions of the empire and it grew even wealthier
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Trade with Asia continued and the western portion of the Empire grew wealthier
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Detailed explanation-1: -^ Whilst the deposition of Emperor Romulus Augustulus in 476 is the most commonly cited end date for the Western Roman Empire, the last Western Roman emperor Julius Nepos, was assassinated in 480, when the title and notion of a separate Western Empire were abolished.
Detailed explanation-2: -After the collapse of the Roman empire, ethnic chiefs and kings, ex-Roman governors, generals, war lords, peasant leaders and bandits carved up the former Roman provinces into feudal kingdoms.
Detailed explanation-3: -Alaric died of illness at Consentia in late 410, mere months after the sack. According to legend, he was buried with his treasure by slaves in the bed of the Busento river. The slaves were then killed to hide its location. The Visigoths elected Ataulf, Alaric’s brother-in-law, as their new king.