The Roman Republic was followed by 503 years of rule by emperors.
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476 is the date of the fall of the western Roman empire.476 is the date of the fall of the western Roman empire.476 is the date of the fall of the western Roman empire.476 is the date of the fall of the western Roman empire.476 is the date of the fall of the western Roman empire.476 is the date of the fall of the western Roman empire.476 is the date of the fall of the western Roman empire.476 is the date of the fall of the western Roman empire.476 is the date of the fall of the western Roman empire.
The Roman Empire had been divided into the East Roman Empire, with its capital at Constantinople, and the West Roman Empire, with its capital either at Rome or Ravenna, in 395. The West Roman Empire was in a state of chaos, with various Germanic kingdoms forming, and though they nominally acknowledged the fact that they were in the Roman Empire, for the most part, they were not really under control. In 476, the last emperor of the West Roman Empire was deposed, and the emperor of the East Roman Empire was asked to assume control of the whole. This is the event referred to as the Fall of the Roman Empire. The Roman Senate, which had operated in Rome since before the Roman Republic continued to operate after the purported fall, and its last known act was after the year 600. The East Roman Empire continued to operate until Constantinople fell to the Turks in 1453.
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The most commonly used date is 476, but other dates are also used. Some historians just say 5th century, or the second half of the 5th century. Clearly it was a long, drawn out affair. The East Roman Empire survived until 1453. The name we use for it is the Byzantine Empire, but that name was never used at the time, and they were nearly always called the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages.