Western Roman Empire

E12682

former empire historical state

The Western Roman Empire was the western half of the Roman Empire that existed from its formal division in the late 4th century until its collapse in 476 AD, marking the end of ancient Rome in Western Europe.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Western Roman Empire canonical	284
Western Roman emperor	2
Imperium Romanum Occidentale	1
Kingdom of Odoacer in Italy	1
Late Western Roman Empire	1
Western Roman Empire (at times)	1
Western Roman Empire (former territory)	1
Western Roman Empire in Italy	1
Western Roman imperial court	1
late Western Roman Empire	1
western Roman Empire	1

Statements (85)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former empire ⓘ historical state ⓘ
administrativeLanguage	Latin ⓘ
borderedBy	Byzantine Empire ⓘ surface form: Eastern Roman Empire Franks ⓘ Germanic peoples ⓘ surface form: Saxons Suebi ⓘ Vandal Kingdom ⓘ Visigothic Kingdom ⓘ
commonName	Western Roman Empire self-link ⓘ
conflict	Attila the Hun’s invasion of Gaul ⓘ Visigothic–Roman conflicts ⓘ surface form: Gothic War (376–382) Vandalic War in North Africa ⓘ
continent	Africa ⓘ Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ
currency	denarius ⓘ siliqua ⓘ solidus ⓘ
dissolutionReason	barbarian invasions ⓘ deposition of the last emperor by Odoacer ⓘ economic decline ⓘ internal political instability ⓘ
dividedFrom	Byzantine Empire ⓘ surface form: Eastern Roman Empire
endTime	476 ⓘ
firstEmperor	Honorius ⓘ
followedBy	Kingdom of Odoacer ⓘ Ostrogothic Kingdom ⓘ
governmentForm	absolute monarchy ⓘ autocracy ⓘ
hasCapital	Milan ⓘ surface form: Mediolanum Ravenna ⓘ
hasLanguage	Latin ⓘ
hasReligion	Christianity ⓘ Roman religion ⓘ surface form: Roman paganism
hasTerritory	Great Britain ⓘ surface form: Britannia Corsica ⓘ Illyricum ⓘ surface form: Dalmatia Gaul ⓘ Iberian Peninsula ⓘ surface form: Hispania Illyricum ⓘ Italy ⓘ North Africa ⓘ Pannonia ⓘ Sardinia ⓘ Sicily ⓘ
historicalEra	Late Antiquity ⓘ
historicalSignificance	marked the end of ancient Rome in Western Europe ⓘ
importantBattle	Battle of Pollentia ⓘ Battle of Ravenna (432) ⓘ Battle of Pollentia ⓘ surface form: Battle of Verona (402) Battle of the Catalaunian Plains ⓘ
lastDeJureRuler	Julius Nepos ⓘ
lastRuler	Romulus Augustulus ⓘ
legalSystem	Roman law ⓘ
militaryLeader	Aetius ⓘ Odoacer ⓘ Ricimer ⓘ Stilicho ⓘ
notableEvent	Battle of Adrianople in 378 ⓘ Battle of the Frigidus in 394 ⓘ Fall of the Western Roman Empire ⓘ surface form: Deposition of Romulus Augustulus in 476 Sack of Rome 455 AD ⓘ surface form: Sack of Rome by the Vandals in 455 Sack of Rome 410 AD ⓘ surface form: Sack of Rome by the Visigoths in 410
officialName	Western Roman Empire self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Imperium Romanum Occidentale
partOf	Roman Empire ⓘ
precededBy	Roman Empire ⓘ
ruler	Anthemius ⓘ Avitus ⓘ Constantius III ⓘ Glycerius ⓘ Honorius ⓘ Julius Nepos ⓘ Libius Severus ⓘ Majorian ⓘ Olybrius ⓘ Petronius Maximus ⓘ Romulus Augustulus ⓘ Valentinian III ⓘ
startTime	395 ⓘ
successorStateClaimant	Byzantine Empire ⓘ Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
symbol	Roman eagle ⓘ labarum ⓘ
usedCalendar	Julian calendar ⓘ

Referenced by (295)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Roman Empire → followedBy → Western Roman Empire ⓘ

Vulgar Latin → region → Western Roman Empire ⓘ

Middle Ages → follows → Western Roman Empire ⓘ

Romulus Augustulus → positionHeld → Western Roman Empire ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Roman emperor

Romulus Augustulus → country → Western Roman Empire ⓘ

Romulus Augustulus → succeededByPoliticalEntity → Western Roman Empire ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kingdom of Odoacer in Italy

Edict of Milan → regionOfPromulgation → Western Roman Empire ⓘ

Sack of Rome 410 AD → hasParticipant → Western Roman Empire ⓘ

subject surface form: Sack of Rome (410)

Sack of Rome 410 AD → country → Western Roman Empire ⓘ

subject surface form: Sack of Rome (410)

Sack of Rome 410 AD → combatant → Western Roman Empire ⓘ

subject surface form: Sack of Rome (410)

Roman emperor Constantine the Great → ruledOver → Western Roman Empire ⓘ

subject surface form: Constantine the Great

First Council of Nicaea → includedBishopsFrom → Western Roman Empire ⓘ

Crisis of the Third Century → appliesToPart → Western Roman Empire ⓘ

Sack of Rome 455 AD → location → Western Roman Empire ⓘ

subject surface form: Sack of Rome (455)

Sack of Rome 455 AD → country → Western Roman Empire ⓘ

subject surface form: Sack of Rome (455)

Sack of Rome 455 AD → significantEventFor → Western Roman Empire ⓘ

subject surface form: Sack of Rome (455)

Sack of Rome 455 AD → combatant → Western Roman Empire ⓘ

subject surface form: Sack of Rome (455)

Battle of the Milvian Bridge → locatedIn → Western Roman Empire ⓘ

Western Roman Empire → officialName → Western Roman Empire self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Imperium Romanum Occidentale

Western Roman Empire → commonName → Western Roman Empire self-link ⓘ

Ambrose of Milan → deathPlace → Western Roman Empire ⓘ

Ambrose of Milan → region → Western Roman Empire ⓘ

Milan → wasCapitalOf → Western Roman Empire ⓘ

Byzantine Empire → splitFrom → Western Roman Empire ⓘ

Sermo Vulgaris → usedInRegion → Western Roman Empire ⓘ

Late Antiquity → hasMajorRegion → Western Roman Empire ⓘ

Council of Carthage (418) → country → Western Roman Empire ⓘ

Diocletianic Persecution → geographicExtent → Western Roman Empire ⓘ

Christianization of the Roman Empire → location → Western Roman Empire ⓘ

Ravenna → wasCapitalOf → Western Roman Empire ⓘ

Theodosian Code → geographicScope → Western Roman Empire ⓘ

Orestes → countryOfCitizenship → Western Roman Empire ⓘ

Orestes → servedUnder → Western Roman Empire ⓘ

Orestes → timePeriod → Western Roman Empire ⓘ

this entity surface form: Late Western Roman Empire

Rule of Four → dividesEmpireInto → Western Roman Empire ⓘ

Julius Nepos → countryOfCitizenship → Western Roman Empire ⓘ

Odoacer → countryOfCitizenship → Western Roman Empire ⓘ

Odoacer → overthrew → Western Roman Empire ⓘ

Maximian → regionRuled → Western Roman Empire ⓘ

Honorius → country → Western Roman Empire ⓘ

Honorius → ruledPartOf → Western Roman Empire ⓘ

Constantinian dynasty → territoryIncludes → Western Roman Empire ⓘ

Vandal Kingdom → sharesBorderWith → Western Roman Empire ⓘ

Vandals → conflictWith → Western Roman Empire ⓘ

Petronius Maximus → countryOfCitizenship → Western Roman Empire ⓘ

Alans → conflictedWith → Western Roman Empire ⓘ

Pope Leo I → countryOfCitizenship → Western Roman Empire ⓘ

Constantinian civil war → location → Western Roman Empire ⓘ

Empress Licinia Eudoxia → country → Western Roman Empire ⓘ

Empress Licinia Eudoxia → historicalPeriod → Western Roman Empire ⓘ

this entity surface form: late Western Roman Empire