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165
Plague hits Rome
The plague which is an epidemic disease hit Rome in the 3rd Century. One out of every ten people were killed. This caused shortage of labor, the economy, trade. and military recruiting. With the decreased population the Roman armies had to hire mercenaries from Germany to fight in the Roman Armies. These people were not loyal to Rome which weaked the armies. -
410
Visigoths Sack Rome
The Visigoths led by Alaric attacked and sacked Rome. The city was looted, and the citizens were devestated. They destroyed the city. It all happened in three days. This was a major event in the downfall of the Roman Empire. -
455
Invasions of Huns/Collapse of Gupta Empire
A group of White Huns attacked the Gupta Empire from the Northwest. The Gupta Empire's resources were diminished because of the war. This caused the collapse of the Gupta Empire. With the succestion of weak leaders, over time the Gupta Empire was mostly taken over by Hunas; allowing the empire to collapse. -
476
Barbarians and Deaths
The Roman Empire Collapsed becasue of the death of many rulers such as the death of Constantius III in 421 and Aetius in 454. After the death of Aetius the second sack of Rome accored. and many barbarian invasions. The Germanic tribes invaded Rome in 406, by crossing the Rhine. -
476
Collapse of Roman Empire
In 476 Germans killed Romulus Augustulus who was the western emperor. This is when the Western Roman Empire Fell. -
Collapse of Han Dynasty
220-589 AD The han collapsed of many divisons in then empire finally ending in 589. The last emperor Xing had put instiutions in place but they were destroyed by the warlord Dong Zhuo. He seperated China and they were taken over by warlords. After Dong Zhuo Cao Cao took charge and unified the empire, but after his death his son took charge the empire was collapse.
