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The eastern part of the Roman Empire became the surviving part of the Roman Empire. It was not affected by the invasions by the Germanic peoples which led to the fall of the western part of the Roman Empire and continued to exist for nearly 1,000 years. Historians have coined the term Byzantine Empire to indicate this part of the empire after the fall of the western part. The people in question did not know this term and called their empire Roman Empire.
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When did Greek empire come under Roman rule?
the last of the (major) greek city-states come under roman rule in 130b.c.
Where did the power of holy Roman Emperor come from?
Charlemagne was a Frankish king who built an Empire, which was divided among his heirs, eventually becoming two nations. The eastern half of the old empire became the Holy Roman Empire. The emperors were at first very powerful men who inherited their power and authority in the same way a king would. Later on, they lost much of their power and were elected to office by a group, usually of seven elector princes, including four of royal status and three bishops.
Was the empire of Charlemagne a successor of the Roman Empire?
The empire of Charlemagne was in several ways a successor to the Roman Empire. Firstly, the Pope officially crowned him Emperor of the Romans". He took most of the former Roman lands in Europe, but expanded northward rater than to the south. He filled the power vacuum and drove away the barbarians who filled Europe when Rome fell. However, in most ways his empire was more akin the the Feudal kingdoms to come.
Why did the Roman empire come to an end?
It came to an end because they got a lot of Barbarian invasions and the Roman Empire was split in two. In AD 476 the Roman Empire ended. By Nick Andrews
Who was the Emperor of Roman Empire at the of the time of the invasion?
That depends on which invasion you are referring to:Between 100 to 500 CE you have several invasions of different parts of the Roman Empire:167- The tribe of the Marcomanni crosses the Danube and invades Dacia. Marcus Aurelius is co-emperor with Lucius Verus257 CE - The Franks invade Gaul and Hispania. At this time Gallienus was Roman Emperor with his father Valerian. The Franks continued as sometimes invaders and sometimes allies of the Romans on until the fall of the Roman Empire258 CE - Goths invade Asia Minor. Gallienus and Valerian were still sharing the position of Emperor.410- Rome is sacked by Alaric I, king of the Visigoths. A little prior to this time the empire was split between the two sons of the previous emperor Theodosius I. The Western empire was then ruled by his son Honorius and the Eastern empire by his son Arcadius.442 CE - Anglo-Saxons and Jutes come into conflict with the Romans forces in Britain. Valentinian III was Emperor of the Western Empire and the conflict/revolt/invasion continued under various Emperors until the Roman Empire really didn't exist anymore447 CE - Eastern Rome loses to Attila the Hun. Theodosius II, son of Arcadius is Emperor of the Eastern empire455- Valentinian III is assassinated and succeeded by Petronius Maximus as emperor. Rome is plundered by the Vandals, and Maximus is killed during mob violence. Avitusbecomes emperor of the west.476- Germanic general Odoacer kills Orestes, forces Romulus Augustus to abdicate and proclaims himself King of Italy. Traditional date for the fall of the western Roman Empire. The Eastern Roman Empire (later known as the Byzantine Empire) continues on.488-489 CE - the Ostrogoths invade and defeat Odoacer's forcesObviously there was not just one ruler for that entire period.
