HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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500s BCE
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200s BCE
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200s CE
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400s CE
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Detailed explanation-1: -Rome ruled much of Europe around the Mediterranean for over 1000 years. However, the inner workings of the Roman Empire began to decline starting around 200 AD. By 400 AD Rome was struggling under the weight of its giant empire. The city of Rome finally fell in 476 AD.
Detailed explanation-2: -In September of 476 AD, the barbarian commander Odoacer forced the teenaged Western Roman emperor Romulus Augustus to resign his office.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Visigoths were a Germanic people who lived throughout Eastern Europe. On August 27, 410, Visigoths from Eastern Europe ended a three-day sack of the city of Rome, which is now the capital of Italy. This was the first time Rome had been sacked, or defeated and looted, in nearly 800 years.