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Essay / How the Fall of the Roman Empire Happened - 1488
This didn't do the western half of the Empire many favors. The adoption of this decision made the western half of the Empire vulnerable to attacks by Germanic tribes and less prosperous (the fall of the Roman Empire). He also preserved the eastern half of the Empire, such as the Byzantine Empire. So when people refer to the fall of the Roman Empire, they are only referring to the Western Roman Empire which fell in 476 AD. The Byzantine Empire fell 1000 years later, when the Ottoman Turks conquered it (Beck 176). Technically, the Roman Empire didn't collapse until the 15th century. At the time, dividing the Empire made sense, as the Roman Empire was too large to be ruled effectively by one man. Moving the capital to Constantinople also made sense, as it was located on a peninsula first, making it easier to defend the capital. Second, with the capital located on the borders of the Empire, it became much easier to respond to external threats (Fall of the Roman Empire). Although moving the capital and dividing the Empire was ill-advised for the Western Roman Empire, it saved the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire) for the next 1000 years (The Fall of the Empire). Roman Empire).