Empirec. 509 BCE – 27 BCEEurope

Rise of the Roman Republic

The Roman Republic was established after the overthrow of the Roman monarchy, developing a system of government through elected magistrates, popular assemblies, and the Senate that lasted nearly five centuries.

Key Figures
Lucius Junius BrutusTarquinius SuperbusCincinnatusJulius Caesar

Historical Consequences

The Republic expanded Roman territory across Italy and later the Mediterranean, developing legal and political institutions that influenced Western governance for millennia, before internal crises led to the Roman Empire.

Empire395 CE

Fall of the Western Roman Empire

The Western Roman Empire collapsed under pressure from migrating Germanic peoples, internal political instability, and economic decline. Dated from the permanent East-West division in 395 CE to the deposition of Romulus Augustulus by Odoacer in 476 CE.

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