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In the A.D. 200s Rome's economy began to fall apart and the government weakened.
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In A.D. 235 Rome's became very weak and army leaders fought each other for the throne.
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In A.D. 284, a general named Diocletian became emperor and introduced reforms to stop the emperors decline.
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In the Late 300s, the Huns entered eastern Europe and defeated the Ostrogoths.
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After a period of conflict, a new emperor named Constantine decided to make everyone follow their fathers occupation.
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In the A.D. 378, the Visigoths rebelled against the Romans and defeated them.
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In A.D. 395 the Roman Empire split into two separate empires.
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In A.D. 406, Germanic groups crossed over a frozen and entered Gaul that is now France today.
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Visigoth leader Alaric and his soldiers captured Rome itself.
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The Vandals entered Rome.
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A Germanic general named Odoacer took control of Rome.
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By A.D. 550 the Western Roman Empire had faded away
