For this assignment, you will create a time line of key dates and events leading to the fall of the Western
Roman Empire.
- 235-284 CE: Crisis of the Third Century – A period of military anarchy, economic instability, and external invasions.
- 312 CE: Battle of the Milvian Bridge – Constantine I becomes the sole ruler of the Roman Empire and later converts to Christianity.
- 330 CE: Foundation of Constantinople – Constantine I establishes a "New Rome" in the east, which shifts power away from the western part of the empire.
- 378 CE: Battle of Adrianople – The Visigoths defeat the Roman army, marking a significant blow to Roman military prestige.
- 410 CE: Sack of Rome – For the first time in nearly 800 years, the city of Rome is sacked, this time by the Visigoths under Alaric.
- 455 CE: Sack of Rome by the Vandals – The city is sacked again, further weakening the Western Roman Empire.
- 476 CE: Deposition of Romulus Augustulus – The last Roman emperor of the west is deposed by the Germanic chieftain Odoacer, marking the traditional end of the Western Roman Empire.
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