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3 timestamped hits 1 source reading 1 extracted note Newest source: 2025-02-25, day precision Aliases: western-romes

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Western Rome

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The Western Roman Empire's end in 476 was not immediately understood as an end by people still imagining Roman continuity, after which civil wars led toward the Holy Roman Empire, Vikings, Abbasids, Mongols, and Renaissance.

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