History of the Fall of the Roman Empire

Bill Petro
6 min readSep 5, 2021

On this date, September 4, 476 AD, Odoacer captured the city of Ravenna and deposed Emperor Romulus Augustus, marking the Fall of the Roman Empire. What do we mean by the Fall of the Roman Empire?

What do we mean by Roman Empire?

This part of the statement needs clarification first. When we say Roman Empire, we’re really only talking about the…

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Bill Petro

Writer, historian, technologist. Former Silicon Valley tech exec. Author of fascinating articles on history, tech, pop culture, & travel. https://billpetro.com