![]() ![]() North Africa has been occupied by another German tribe, the Vandals. This left the kingdoms of the Visigoths, the Burgundians and the Franks to divide Gaul between them, while the Visigoths and Seubi shared the Iberian Peninsula. In the event, however, they were defeated by a coalition of Romans and Goths (451).įinally, in 476, the last Roman emperor in the West abdicated. For a time, the whole of Western Europe was threatened by the fearsome Huns, a people from the central Asia who, under their king Attila, looked as if they might take over the whole Roman empire. A number of Germanic kingdoms were established here, and their territories expanded to cover the entire territory of the former western empire. The fall of the Roman empire in the westĭuring the 5th century the western provinces of the empire were overrun by German tribes. Constantine also founded a new imperial capital, Constantinople. Under his successors Christianity became the official religion of the empire. Emperors have spent more and more time close to the frontiers, to deal with the ever increasing threats, both from beyond the frontiers and from their own armies.ĭuring the 4th century a dramatic transformation was set in train when the emperor Constantine (reigned 311-337) converted to Christianity. The great days of ancient Rome are past, and the city of Rome itself has ceased to be the seat of political power. The past three centuries have seen the Roman Empire experience many changes. The Roman Empire survives in the east, but the western provinces have fallen to a group of German tribes. This map shows the history of Europe in 500 CE.
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