cheese_greater@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 days agoWhat was the articulation point of the fall of the Roman empire, in which it was finally publicly and commonly recognized as fallenmessage-squaremessage-square28linkfedilinkarrow-up165arrow-down11file-text
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minus-squarefrightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up8·3 days ago And then, how long does the Roman Empire last? That’s one of those great questions. The conventional answer is usually sometime in the fifth century, so the 400s AD, so about another 500 years, let’s say. So nice kind of even division, 500 years of Republic, 500 years of empire. But you can make very good cases for lots of other dates for the end of the Roman Empire. I actually think it goes all the way through the end of the Byzantine Empire in 1453, so another 1500 years, but that’s a whole other discussion. But so that’s your three phases of Roman history
And then, how long does the Roman Empire last? That’s one of those great questions. The conventional answer is usually sometime in the fifth century, so the 400s AD, so about another 500 years, let’s say. So nice kind of even division, 500 years of Republic, 500 years of empire. But you can make very good cases for lots of other dates for the end of the Roman Empire. I actually think it goes all the way through the end of the Byzantine Empire in 1453, so another 1500 years, but that’s a whole other discussion. But so that’s your three phases of Roman history