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When the Frankish King Clovis defeated Alaric II, the King of the Visigoths. Clovis' victory proved a crucial step in the expulsion of the Visigoths from Francia into Spain, thereby leaving Gaul largely to the Franks.
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The Roman Empire fell due to a combination of internal decay and external pressures. Economic troubles, political instability, and corruption weakened governance. Meanwhile, invasions by barbarian tribes and the rise of the Eastern Empire further eroded power.
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The division in the church
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Fall of Constantinople, , conquest of Constantinople by Sultan Mehmed II of the Ottoman Empire. The dwindling Byzantine Empire came to an end when the Ottomans breached Constantinople's ancient land wall after besieging the city for 55 days.