Classical Antiquity
Western Roman Empire
395 AD – 476 AD · peak 395 AD
The Western Roman Empire emerged from the final division of the empire under Theodosius in AD 395, with capitals at Milan and later Ravenna. It progressively lost control through fiscal crises, pressure from Goths, Vandals, Huns and Alans, and the sacks of Rome in 410 and 455. Its conventional end came in 476, when Odoacer deposed Romulus Augustulus.
Capital: Ravenna
Battles in this period
Trade routes in use
- Amber Road (1500 BC – 500 AD)
- Incense Route (1000 BC – 400 AD)
- Alexandria–Rome Grain Route (30 BC – 400 AD)
- Silk Road (130 BC – 1450 AD)