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Example Question #37 : The Later Roman Empire (284 476 Ce)
Odoacer is notable for __________.
leading the eastern portion of the empire after Diocletian’s reforms
deposing the last emperor of the Western Roman Empire
instituting a series of reforms of the Roman Republic
resisting the Roman conquest of central Europe
destroying the Roman Senate and sacking the city of Rome
deposing the last emperor of the Western Roman Empire
Odoacer led a revolt of the Roman armed forces during the waning days of the Roman Empire. He deposed the last Roman Emperor, Romulus Augustus, in 476 CE, and brought to an end the rule of the Western Roman Empire. Odoacer took the title of First King of Italy and enjoyed the political support of the Roman Senate.
Example Question #38 : The Later Roman Empire (284 476 Ce)
After the fall of the Roman Empire, the Eastern Roman Empire continued as __________.
the Ptolemaic Kingdom
the Parthian Empire
the Byzantine Empire
the Ottoman Empire
the Roman Republic
the Byzantine Empire
The Roman Empire was divided into western and eastern empires during the reign of Diocletian in 285 CE. The Western Roman Empire would last for almost two centuries, before succumbing to a series of barbarian conquests and military coups; the Eastern Roman Empire, however, would last until the fifteenth century. The Byzantine Empire is the name generally used by historians to refer to the Eastern Roman Empire after the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
Example Question #39 : The Later Roman Empire (284 476 Ce)
__________ was the last emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
Augustus Caesar
Marcus Aurelius
Romulus Augustus
Antoninus Pius
Trajan
Romulus Augustus
Romulus Augustus was the last emperor of the Western Roman Empire. He reigned briefly in 475 and 476 CE, before being deposed by Odoacer. The end of Romulus Augustus’ reign is said to mark the end of the Western Roman Empire, although the transition was hardly smooth.
Example Question #41 : The Later Roman Empire (284 476 Ce)
Alaric the Visigoth is notable for __________.
ruling over the Eastern Roman Empire during the fifth century
leading the sack of Rome
defeating Julius Caesar in the Gallic Wars
forcing the Roman Emperor to convert to Christianity
surrendering to Julius Caesar in the Gallic Wars
leading the sack of Rome
Alaric the Visigoth was the leader of a Germanic group of people (called the Visigoths) in the late fourth and early fifth centuries. He led a devastating sack of the city of Rome in 410 CE, which contributed heavily to the decline of the Western Roman Empire. It was also of great symbolic significance for people living in this time period, because it was the first time Rome had been sacked in more than seven hundred years.
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