The western half of the divided Roman Empire, increasingly weakened by barbarian incursions and internal instability, ending with the deposition of Romulus Augustulus in 476 CE.
Ended on 4 September 476 when the Germanic warlord Odoacer deposed the last emperor Romulus Augustulus and became the first King of Italy.
The definitive modern account of the Western Empire's disintegration under barbarian pressure; verified via Open Library.
Influential account of the western empire's collapse under barbarian pressure, offering a counterpoint to the existing decline-and-fall narrative.
The migration-era West that this kingdom rose from — broad context for the post-Roman transition.