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  1. Middle Ages

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    Chronology and Periodization
    The beginning of the Middle Ages is most commonly associated with the deposition of Romulus Augustulus in 476 CE, signaling the final collapse of centralized imperial authority in the West. The end date is less precisely defined, often pegged to significant markers such as the fall of Constantinople in 1453, the voyage of Christopher Columbus in 1492, or the advent of the printing press.
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  2. Roman Empire

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    The increasing administrative burden and existential threats, particularly from migrating Germanic tribes, led to structural reforms. Diocletian established the Tetrarchy (rule by four) in 293 CE. Later, Constantine the Great cemented the division by establishing a new capital at Constantinople in 330 CE.
    The traditional date for the "Fall" of the Western Roman Empire is 476 CE, when the Germanic general Odoacer deposed the last Western Emperor, [Romulus Augustulus](/entries/romulus-augu…

  3. Western Roman Empire

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    The Western Roman Empire, often abbreviated WRE, refers to the western half of the Roman Empire following its administrative division in 395 CE upon the death of Emperor Theodosius I. While the Eastern Roman Empire, centered at Constantinople, continued to flourish for another millennium as the Byzantine Empire, the West experienced a protracted decline marked by internal instability, economic fragmentation, and continuous external pressure from migrating Germanic peop…

  4. Western Roman Empire

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    The Final Collapse (476 CE)
    The conventional endpoint of the Western Roman Empire is the deposition of Romulus Augustulus in 476 CE by the barbarian foederatus general Odoacer. Odoacer did not claim the title of Emperor for himself; instead, he sent the imperial regalia to Constantinople, acknowledging the Eastern Emperor Zeno as the sole legitimate Roman ruler.
    Odoacer styled himself as the King of Italy (Rex Italiae), essentially ruling Italy under the theoretical suzerainty of the East. This act marked …