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The Western Roman Empire fell in 476 CE.

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Is it true that the Western Roman Empire fell in 476 CE?

Yes. Multiple reference works state that the Western Roman Empire is conventionally deemed to have ended in 476 CE, when Odoacer deposed Romulus Augustulus. One monograph challenges 476 as the end of Roman imperial authority in the West, but the conventional date is well attested.

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Evidence for · 5
Western Roman Empire
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Western Roman Empire. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Roman_Empire

Evidence against · 1
Mediterranean connections: the Frankish kingdoms and the Roman Empire (476–756)
2026
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Mediterranean connections: the Frankish kingdoms and the Roman Empire (476–756). (2026). dx.doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004746077

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Fall of the Western Roman Empire - Wikipedia
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Fall of the Western Roman Empire - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_the_Western_Roman_Empire

Saylor.org's Ancient Civilizations of the World/The Eastern Roman Empire and Constantinople
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Saylor.org's Ancient Civilizations of the World/The Eastern Roman Empire and Constantinople. (n.d.). en.wikibooks.org. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Saylor.org's_Ancient_Civilizations_of_the_World/The_Eastern_Roman_Empire_and_Constantinople

Stalagmite-Inferred Climate in the Western Mediterranean during the Roman Warm Period
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Stalagmite-Inferred Climate in the Western Mediterranean during the Roman Warm Period. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli10070093

Droughts and conflicts during the late Roman period.
2025
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C, N., L, S., P, K., A, R., T, B., & U, B. (2025). Droughts and conflicts during the late Roman period.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-025-03925-4

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