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During the A.D. 200's, Rome's economy began to fall apart
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When Rome's last severan ruler died Roman government became very weak. For almost 50 year's army officials fought for the throne.
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In A.D. 284 a general named Diocletian became emporer to attempt to stop Rome's ultimate demise
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In A.D. 312 Constantine became emperor and said that son's had to continue their father's work once they came of age.
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After Constantine dies in 337 A.D. fighting breaks out again and there is another emperor, Theodosius
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The hun's entered Eastern Europe and defeated the Ostrogoths and the Visigoths joined the Roman empire fearing they'd be next.
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The Visigoths take over Roman land after defeating Romans in the battle of Adrianople
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In 395 the Roman empire split into the Western Roman Empire and the Eastern Roman Empire.
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In 406 the Rhine River froze in Western Europe. The Germanic warriors crossed the frozen river and enter Gaul
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In 410 the Visigoths conquered Rome itself, burned records, and looted the treasury.
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The Vandals sailed to Italy and in 455 they entered Rome. They spent 12 days stripping buildings of everything of value and then burning the buildings.
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In 476 Odoacer took over Rome after defeating the emperor many mark this as the end of Western Rome.
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By 550 A.D. all that was the western Roman empire was gone except for practices. The new Germanic leaders adopted new languages, laws, and religion.
