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href="https://als.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westr%C3%B6misches_Reich" title="Weströmisches Reich – Alemannic" lang="gsw" hreflang="gsw" data-title="Weströmisches Reich" data-language-autonym="Alemannisch" data-language-local-name="Alemannic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Alemannisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B7%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9" title="الإمبراطورية الرومانية الغربية – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="الإمبراطورية الرومانية الغربية" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperio_Romano_d%27Occident" title="Imperio Romano d'Occident – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Imperio Romano d'Occident" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperiu_romanu_d%27Occidente" title="Imperiu romanu d'Occidente – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Imperiu romanu d'Occidente" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q%C9%99rbi_Roma_imperiyas%C4%B1" title="Qərbi Roma imperiyası – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Qərbi Roma imperiyası" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8%DB%8C_%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%85_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%85%D9%BE%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%84%D9%88%D8%BA%D9%88" title="غربی روم ایمپیراتورلوغو – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="غربی روم ایمپیراتورلوغو" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AE_%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8_%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF" title="পশ্চিম রোমান সাম্রাজ্য – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="পশ্চিম রোমান সাম্রাজ্য" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sai_L%C3%B4-m%C3%A1_T%C3%A8-kok" title="Sai Lô-má Tè-kok – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Sai Lô-má Tè-kok" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BD%D1%8F%D1%8F_%D0%A0%D1%8B%D0%BC%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D1%96%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%8B%D1%8F" title="Заходняя Рымская імперыя – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Заходняя Рымская імперыя" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BD%D1%8F%D1%8F_%D0%A0%D1%8B%D0%BC%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D1%96%D0%BC%D0%BF%D1%8D%D1%80%D1%8B%D1%8F" title="Заходняя Рымская імпэрыя – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Заходняя Рымская імпэрыя" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%A0%D0%B8%D0%BC%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Западна Римска империя – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Западна Римска империя" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zapadno_Rimsko_Carstvo" title="Zapadno Rimsko Carstvo – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Zapadno Rimsko Carstvo" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impalaeriezh_roman_ar_C%27horn%C3%B4g" title="Impalaeriezh roman ar C'hornôg – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Impalaeriezh roman ar C'hornôg" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperi_Rom%C3%A0_d%27Occident" title="Imperi Romà d'Occident – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Imperi Romà d'Occident" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasadpang_Imperyong_Romano" title="Kasadpang Imperyong Romano – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Kasadpang Imperyong Romano" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z%C3%A1pado%C5%99%C3%ADmsk%C3%A1_%C5%99%C3%AD%C5%A1e" title="Západořímská říše – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Západořímská říše" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vestromerske_rige" title="Vestromerske rige – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Vestromerske rige" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westr%C3%B6misches_Reich" title="Weströmisches Reich – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Weströmisches Reich" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A4%C3%A4ne-Rooma_keisririik" title="Lääne-Rooma keisririik – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Lääne-Rooma keisririik" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%94%CF%85%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AE_%CE%A1%CF%89%CE%BC%CE%B1%CF%8A%CE%BA%CE%AE_%CE%91%CF%85%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%BA%CF%81%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%B1" title="Δυτική Ρωμαϊκή Αυτοκρατορία – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Δυτική Ρωμαϊκή Αυτοκρατορία" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-en badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Roman_Empire" title="Western Roman Empire – English" lang="en" hreflang="en" data-title="Western Roman Empire" data-language-autonym="English" data-language-local-name="English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperio_romano_de_Occidente" title="Imperio romano de Occidente – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Imperio romano de Occidente" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okcident-Romia_Imperio" title="Okcident-Romia Imperio – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Okcident-Romia Imperio" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mendebaldeko_Erromatar_Inperioa" title="Mendebaldeko Erromatar Inperioa – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Mendebaldeko Erromatar Inperioa" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C_%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%85_%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8%DB%8C" title="امپراتوری روم غربی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="امپراتوری روم غربی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_romain_d%27Occident" title="Empire romain d'Occident – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Empire romain d'Occident" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westromeinske_Ryk" title="Westromeinske Ryk – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Westromeinske Ryk" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperio_Romano_de_Occidente" title="Imperio Romano de Occidente – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Imperio Romano de Occidente" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%84%9C%EB%A1%9C%EB%A7%88_%EC%A0%9C%EA%B5%AD" title="서로마 제국 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="서로마 제국" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B1%D6%80%D6%87%D5%B4%D5%BF%D5%B5%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D5%80%D5%BC%D5%B8%D5%B4%D5%A5%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%BD%D6%80%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A9%D5%B5%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B6" title="Արևմտյան Հռոմեական կայսրություն – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Արևմտյան Հռոմեական կայսրություն" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF" title="पश्चिमी रोमन साम्राज्य – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="पश्चिमी रोमन साम्राज्य" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zapadno_Rimsko_Carstvo" title="Zapadno Rimsko Carstvo – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Zapadno Rimsko Carstvo" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kekaisaran_Romawi_Barat" title="Kekaisaran Romawi Barat – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Kekaisaran Romawi Barat" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ia mw-list-item"><a href="https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperio_roman_de_occidente" title="Imperio roman de occidente – Interlingua" lang="ia" hreflang="ia" data-title="Imperio roman de occidente" data-language-autonym="Interlingua" data-language-local-name="Interlingua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingua</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vestr%C3%B3mverska_keisarad%C3%A6mi%C3%B0" title="Vestrómverska keisaradæmið – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Vestrómverska keisaradæmið" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impero_romano_d%27Occidente" title="Impero romano d'Occidente – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Impero romano d'Occidente" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%90%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%94_%D7%94%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%AA_%D7%94%D7%9E%D7%A2%D7%A8%D7%91%D7%99%D7%AA" title="האימפריה הרומית המערבית – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="האימפריה הרומית המערבית" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kekaisaran_Romawi_Kulon" title="Kekaisaran Romawi Kulon – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Kekaisaran Romawi Kulon" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%93%E1%83%90%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90%E1%83%95%E1%83%9A%E1%83%94%E1%83%97_%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9B%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%98%E1%83%9B%E1%83%9E%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98%E1%83%90" title="დასავლეთ რომის იმპერია – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="დასავლეთ რომის იმპერია" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dola_la_Roma_Magharibi" title="Dola la Roma Magharibi – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Dola la Roma Magharibi" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%8Emperatoriya_Rom%C3%AA_ya_Rojava" title="Împeratoriya Romê ya Rojava – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Împeratoriya Romê ya Rojava" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperium_Romanum_Occidentale" title="Imperium Romanum Occidentale – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Imperium Romanum Occidentale" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rietumromas_imp%C4%93rija" title="Rietumromas impērija – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Rietumromas impērija" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vakar%C5%B3_Romos_imperija" title="Vakarų Romos imperija – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Vakarų Romos imperija" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lfn mw-list-item"><a href="https://lfn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impero_Roman_Ueste" title="Impero Roman Ueste – Lingua Franca Nova" lang="lfn" hreflang="lfn" data-title="Impero Roman Ueste" data-language-autonym="Lingua Franca Nova" data-language-local-name="Lingua Franca Nova" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lingua Franca Nova</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imper_Roman_d%27Ocident" title="Imper Roman d'Ocident – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="Imper Roman d'Ocident" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lombard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyugatr%C3%B3mai_Birodalom" title="Nyugatrómai Birodalom – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Nyugatrómai Birodalom" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%BE_%D0%A0%D0%B8%D0%BC%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE_%D0%A6%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE" title="Западно Римско Царство – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Западно Римско Царство" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%91%E1%83%9F%E1%83%90%E1%83%93%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98_%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9B%E1%83%98%E1%83%A8_%E1%83%98%E1%83%9B%E1%83%9E%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98%E1%83%90" title="ბჟადალი რომიშ იმპერია – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="ბჟადალი რომიშ იმპერია" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B7%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%87_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%87_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%87" title="الامبراطوريه الرومانيه الغربيه – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="الامبراطوريه الرومانيه الغربيه" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empayar_Rom_Barat" title="Empayar Rom Barat – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Empayar Rom Barat" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/West-Romeinse_Rijk" title="West-Romeinse Rijk – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="West-Romeinse Rijk" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF" title="पश्चिमी रोमन साम्राज्य – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="पश्चिमी रोमन साम्राज्य" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-new mw-list-item"><a href="https://new.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF" title="पश्चिमी रोमन साम्राज्य – Newari" lang="new" hreflang="new" data-title="पश्चिमी रोमन साम्राज्य" data-language-autonym="नेपाल भाषा" data-language-local-name="Newari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाल भाषा</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%A5%BF%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E5%B8%9D%E5%9B%BD" title="西ローマ帝国 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="西ローマ帝国" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waastr%C3%B6%C3%B6msk_Rik" title="Waaströömsk Rik – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Waaströömsk Rik" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vestromerriket" title="Vestromerriket – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Vestromerriket" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vestromarriket" title="Vestromarriket – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Vestromarriket" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emp%C3%A8ri_Roman_d%27Occident" title="Empèri Roman d'Occident – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Empèri Roman d'Occident" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%AA%E0%A9%B1%E0%A8%9B%E0%A8%AE%E0%A9%80_%E0%A8%B0%E0%A9%8B%E0%A8%AE%E0%A8%A8_%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%AE%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%9C" title="ਪੱਛਮੀ ਰੋਮਨ ਸਾਮਰਾਜ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਪੱਛਮੀ ਰੋਮਨ ਸਾਮਰਾਜ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8%DB%8C_%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%85%DB%8C_%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B7%D9%86%D8%AA" title="مغربی رومی سلطنت – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="مغربی رومی سلطنت" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item"><a href="https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%88%DB%90%D8%AF%DB%90%DA%81%D9%87_%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%85%D9%8A_%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%DA%A9%D9%8A" title="لوېدېځه رومي سترواکي – Pashto" lang="ps" hreflang="ps" data-title="لوېدېځه رومي سترواکي" data-language-autonym="پښتو" data-language-local-name="Pashto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پښتو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pcd mw-list-item"><a href="https://pcd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impire_Romain_au_Coutchant" title="Impire Romain au Coutchant – Picard" lang="pcd" hreflang="pcd" data-title="Impire Romain au Coutchant" data-language-autonym="Picard" data-language-local-name="Picard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Picard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westr%C3%B6%C3%B6msch_Riek" title="Weströömsch Riek – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Weströömsch Riek" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cesarstwo_zachodniorzymskie" title="Cesarstwo zachodniorzymskie – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Cesarstwo zachodniorzymskie" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imp%C3%A9rio_Romano_do_Ocidente" title="Império Romano do Ocidente – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Império Romano do Ocidente" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperiul_Roman_de_Apus" title="Imperiul Roman de Apus – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Imperiul Roman de Apus" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%A0%D0%B8%D0%BC%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Западная Римская империя – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Западная Римская империя" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-skr mw-list-item"><a href="https://skr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8%DB%8C_%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%85%DB%8C_%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B7%D9%86%D8%AA" title="مغربی رومی سلطنت – Saraiki" lang="skr" hreflang="skr" data-title="مغربی رومی سلطنت" data-language-autonym="سرائیکی" data-language-local-name="Saraiki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>سرائیکی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sc mw-list-item"><a href="https://sc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imp%C3%A8riu_romanu_de_Otzidente" title="Impèriu romanu de Otzidente – Sardinian" lang="sc" hreflang="sc" data-title="Impèriu romanu de Otzidente" data-language-autonym="Sardu" data-language-local-name="Sardinian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sardu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wastren_Roman_Empire" title="Wastren Roman Empire – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Wastren Roman Empire" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perandoria_Romake_Per%C3%ABndimore" title="Perandoria Romake Perëndimore – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Perandoria Romake Perëndimore" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z%C3%A1pador%C3%ADmska_r%C3%AD%C5%A1a" title="Západorímska ríša – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Západorímska ríša" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zahodno_Rimsko_cesarstvo" title="Zahodno Rimsko cesarstvo – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Zahodno Rimsko cesarstvo" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A6%DB%8C%D9%85%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA%DB%86%D8%B1%DB%8C%DB%95%D8%AA%DB%8C%DB%8C_%DA%95%DB%86%D9%85%DB%8C%DB%8C_%DA%95%DB%86%DA%98%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%A7" title="ئیمپراتۆریەتیی ڕۆمیی ڕۆژاوا – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="ئیمپراتۆریەتیی ڕۆمیی ڕۆژاوا" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%BE_%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BC%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE_%D1%86%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE" title="Западно римско царство – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Западно римско царство" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" 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.ib-country-fake-li{text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .ib-country-fake-li2{text-indent:0.5em;margin-left:1em;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .ib-country-website{line-height:11pt}.mw-parser-output .ib-country-map-caption3{position:relative;top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .ib-country-fn{text-align:left;margin:0 auto}.mw-parser-output .ib-country-fn-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .ib-country-fn-num{margin-left:1em}</style><table class="infobox ib-country vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above adr"><div class="fn org country-name">Western Roman Empire</div><div class="ib-country-names"><span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la"><a href="/wiki/SPQR" title="SPQR">Senatus Populusque Romanus</a></i></span><br /><span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la">Imperium Romanum</i></span></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader">395–476/480</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><div class="noresize" style="display:table; width:100%;"> <div style="display:table-cell; vertical-align:middle; padding-left:5px;"> <div style="padding-bottom:3px;"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Labarum_of_the_Roman_Empire_(simple).png" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of Western Roman Empire"><img alt="Flag of Western Roman Empire" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Labarum_of_the_Roman_Empire_%28simple%29.png/110px-Labarum_of_the_Roman_Empire_%28simple%29.png" decoding="async" width="110" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Labarum_of_the_Roman_Empire_%28simple%29.png/165px-Labarum_of_the_Roman_Empire_%28simple%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Labarum_of_the_Roman_Empire_%28simple%29.png/220px-Labarum_of_the_Roman_Empire_%28simple%29.png 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="450" /></a></span></div> <div><a href="/w/index.php?title=Labarum&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Labarum (not yet started)">Labarum</a> of <br /> Constantine the Great</div> </div> <div style="display:table-cell; vertical-align:middle; padding: 0px 5px;"> <div style="padding-bottom:3px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Simple_Labarum.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Chi Rho of Western Roman Empire"><img alt="Chi Rho of Western Roman Empire" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Simple_Labarum.svg/80px-Simple_Labarum.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="112" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Simple_Labarum.svg/120px-Simple_Labarum.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Simple_Labarum.svg/160px-Simple_Labarum.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="127" data-file-height="178" /></a></span></div> <div><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chi_Rho&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chi Rho (not yet started)">Chi Rho</a></div> </div> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Mapa_Imperio_Occidental_a%C3%B1o_418.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="The Western Roman Empire in 418 AD, following the abandonment of Britannia and the settlement of the Visigoths, Burgundians, and Suebi within imperial territory as foederati"><img alt="The Western Roman Empire in 418 AD, following the abandonment of Britannia and the settlement of the Visigoths, Burgundians, and Suebi within imperial territory as foederati" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Mapa_Imperio_Occidental_a%C3%B1o_418.svg/250px-Mapa_Imperio_Occidental_a%C3%B1o_418.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="253" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Mapa_Imperio_Occidental_a%C3%B1o_418.svg/375px-Mapa_Imperio_Occidental_a%C3%B1o_418.svg.png 1.5x, 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class="reference"><sup id="ref_lifespan" class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Roman_Empire#endnote_lifespan">a</a></sup></span></small></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Capital</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mediolanum&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mediolanum (not yet started)">Mediolanum</a><br /><small>(395–402)</small><br /><a href="/wiki/Ravenna" title="Ravenna">Ravenna</a><br /><small>(402–455, 473–476)</small><br /><a href="/wiki/Rome" title="Rome">Rome</a><span class="reference"><sup id="ref_cap1" class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Roman_Empire#endnote_cap1">c</a></sup></span><br /><small>(455–473)</small><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spalatum&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Spalatum (not yet started)">Spalatum</a><span class="reference"><sup id="ref_cap2" class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Roman_Empire#endnote_cap2">d</a></sup></span><br /><small>(475–480)</small></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Capital-in-exile</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spalatum&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Spalatum (not yet started)">Spalatum</a><br /><small>(475–480)</small></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Common languages</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Latin_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Latin language">Latin</a> (official)<br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=Languages_of_the_Roman_Empire&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Languages of the Roman Empire (not yet started)">Regional / local languages</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Religion <div class="ib-country-religion"></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Religion_in_ancient_Rome" title="Religion in ancient Rome">Polytheistic Roman Religion</a> until <a href="/wiki/4th_century" title="4th century">4th century</a><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nicene_Christianity&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nicene Christianity (not yet started)">Nicene Christianity</a> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=State_church_of_the_Roman_Empire&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="State church of the Roman Empire (not yet started)">state church</a>) after 380</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Government</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Autocracy" title="Autocracy">Autocracy</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Roman_Emperor" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Emperor">Notable emperors</a></th><td class="infobox-data"> </td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9689576"></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal;">• 395–423 </div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Flavius_Augustus_Honorius" class="mw-redirect" title="Flavius Augustus Honorius">Honorius</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal;">• 457–461 </div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Majorian" title="Majorian">Majorian</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal;">• 474–480 </div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Julius_Nepos" title="Julius Nepos">Julius Nepos</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal;">• 475–476 </div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Romulus_Augustulus" class="mw-redirect" title="Romulus Augustulus">Romulus Augustulus</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Legislature</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Senate_of_the_Roman_Empire&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Senate of the Roman Empire (not yet started)">Roman Senate</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Historical era</th><td class="infobox-data">Late antiquity</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9689576"></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal;">• Death of Emperor <a href="/wiki/Theodosius_I" title="Theodosius I">Theodosius I</a> </div></th><td class="infobox-data">17 January 395</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal;">• Deposition of Emperor <a href="/wiki/Romulus_Augustulus" class="mw-redirect" title="Romulus Augustulus">Romulus Augustulus</a> </div></th><td class="infobox-data">4 September 476</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal;">• Murder of Emperor <a href="/wiki/Julius_Nepos" title="Julius Nepos">Julius Nepos</a> </div></th><td class="infobox-data">25 April 480</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area</th></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">395<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETaagepera24_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETaagepera24-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td class="infobox-data">2,000,000 km<sup>2</sup> (770,000 sq mi)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Currency</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Roman_currency&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Roman currency (not yet started)">Roman currency</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="width:95%; background: transparent; text-align:center; margin:0 auto; display:inline-table;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center; border:0; padding-bottom:0"><div id="before-after"></div> <b>Preceded by</b></td> <td style="text-align:center;border:0; padding-bottom:0;"><b>Succeeded by</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center; border:0;"> <table style="width:100%; background: transparent; text-align:center; margin:0 auto; border:0;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border:0; padding:0; vertical-align:middle;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Dio_coin3.jpg/22px-Dio_coin3.jpg" decoding="async" width="22" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Dio_coin3.jpg/33px-Dio_coin3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Dio_coin3.jpg/44px-Dio_coin3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="425" data-file-height="409" /></span></span> </td> <td style="border:0; padding:0; vertical-align:middle; text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Roman_Empire" title="Roman Empire">Roman Empire</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center;border:0;"> <table style="width:92%; background:transparent; text-align:center; margin:0 auto; border:0;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border:0; padding:0; vertical-align:middle; text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Roman_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Roman Empire">Eastern Roman Empire</a> </td> <td style="border:0; padding:0; vertical-align:middle;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/JustinianusI.jpg/20px-JustinianusI.jpg" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/JustinianusI.jpg/30px-JustinianusI.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/JustinianusI.jpg/40px-JustinianusI.jpg 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="245" /></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border:0; padding:0; vertical-align:middle; text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Odoacer#King_of_Italy" title="Odoacer">Kingdom of Italy</a> </td> <td style="border:0; padding:0; vertical-align:middle;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Odovacar_Ravenna_477.jpg/20px-Odovacar_Ravenna_477.jpg" decoding="async" width="20" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Odovacar_Ravenna_477.jpg/30px-Odovacar_Ravenna_477.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Odovacar_Ravenna_477.jpg/40px-Odovacar_Ravenna_477.jpg 2x" data-file-width="280" data-file-height="298" /></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border:0; padding:0; vertical-align:middle; text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_the_Visigoths" class="mw-redirect" title="Kingdom of the Visigoths">Kingdom of the Visigoths</a> </td> <td style="border:0; padding:0; vertical-align:middle;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Leovigild_CNG_97-722237_%28obverse%29.jpg/20px-Leovigild_CNG_97-722237_%28obverse%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="20" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Leovigild_CNG_97-722237_%28obverse%29.jpg/30px-Leovigild_CNG_97-722237_%28obverse%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Leovigild_CNG_97-722237_%28obverse%29.jpg/40px-Leovigild_CNG_97-722237_%28obverse%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="333" data-file-height="322" /></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border:0; padding:0; vertical-align:middle; text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_the_Vandals" class="mw-redirect" title="Kingdom of the Vandals">Kingdom of the Vandals</a> </td> <td style="border:0; padding:0; vertical-align:middle;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/M%C3%BCnze_50_Denari_-_Gelimer_-_K%C3%B6nig_der_Vandalen_%28cropped%29.jpg/20px-M%C3%BCnze_50_Denari_-_Gelimer_-_K%C3%B6nig_der_Vandalen_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/M%C3%BCnze_50_Denari_-_Gelimer_-_K%C3%B6nig_der_Vandalen_%28cropped%29.jpg/30px-M%C3%BCnze_50_Denari_-_Gelimer_-_K%C3%B6nig_der_Vandalen_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/M%C3%BCnze_50_Denari_-_Gelimer_-_K%C3%B6nig_der_Vandalen_%28cropped%29.jpg/40px-M%C3%BCnze_50_Denari_-_Gelimer_-_K%C3%B6nig_der_Vandalen_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="399" data-file-height="398" /></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border:0; padding:0; vertical-align:middle; text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_the_Franks" class="mw-redirect" title="Kingdom of the Franks">Kingdom of the Franks</a> </td> <td style="border:0; padding:0; vertical-align:middle;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/M%C3%BCnze_Gold_Solidus_Theudebert_I_um_534_%28obverse%29.jpg/20px-M%C3%BCnze_Gold_Solidus_Theudebert_I_um_534_%28obverse%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/M%C3%BCnze_Gold_Solidus_Theudebert_I_um_534_%28obverse%29.jpg/30px-M%C3%BCnze_Gold_Solidus_Theudebert_I_um_534_%28obverse%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/M%C3%BCnze_Gold_Solidus_Theudebert_I_um_534_%28obverse%29.jpg/40px-M%C3%BCnze_Gold_Solidus_Theudebert_I_um_534_%28obverse%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1656" data-file-height="1656" /></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border:0; padding:0; vertical-align:middle; text-align:right;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kingdom_of_the_Suebi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kingdom of the Suebi (not yet started)">Kingdom of the Suebi</a> </td> <td style="border:0; padding:0; vertical-align:middle;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Sueben.jpg/20px-Sueben.jpg" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" 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1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Triens_de_l%E2%80%99empereur_Anastase_cropped.png/40px-Triens_de_l%E2%80%99empereur_Anastase_cropped.png 2x" data-file-width="340" data-file-height="340" /></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border:0; padding:0; vertical-align:middle; text-align:right;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kingdom_of_Soissons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kingdom of Soissons (not yet started)">Kingdom of the Romans</a> </td> <td style="border:0; padding:0; vertical-align:middle;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Julius_Nepos_Tremissis.jpg/20px-Julius_Nepos_Tremissis.jpg" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Julius_Nepos_Tremissis.jpg/30px-Julius_Nepos_Tremissis.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Julius_Nepos_Tremissis.jpg/40px-Julius_Nepos_Tremissis.jpg 2x" 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Terms such as <i>Imperium Romanum Occidentalis</i> and <i>Hesperium Imperium</i> were never in official usage or were invented by later medieval or modern historians long after the Western Roman court had fallen. In the ancient era, the Latin term that was often used was "S.P.Q.R." ("Senatus Populusque Romanus" ["Senate and People of Rome"] Latin) in documents, on flags and banners and carved/engraved on buildings</span></li><li value="2"><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_lifespan"><b><a href="#ref_lifespan">^</a></b> The deposition of Emperor <a href="/wiki/Romulus_Augustulus" class="mw-redirect" title="Romulus Augustulus">Romulus Augustulus</a> in 476 is the most commonly-cited end for the Western Roman Empire, but the last Western Roman Emperor, <a href="/wiki/Julius_Nepos" title="Julius Nepos">Julius Nepos</a>, was assassinated in 480, when the title and notion of a separate Western Roman Empire were abolished. Another suggested end date is the reorganisation of the Italian Peninsula and the abolition of separate Western Roman administrative institutions under Emperor <a href="/wiki/Justinian" class="mw-redirect" title="Justinian">Justinian</a> during the latter half of the <a href="/wiki/6th_century" title="6th century">6th century</a>.</span></li><li value="3"><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_cap1"><b><a href="#ref_cap1">^</a></b> The <a href="/w/index.php?title=Theodosian_dynasty&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Theodosian dynasty (not yet started)">Theodosian dynasty</a> Emperors <a href="/wiki/Honorius_(emperor)" title="Honorius (emperor)">Honorius</a> and <a href="/wiki/Valentinian_III" title="Valentinian III">Valentinian III</a> reigned from Ravenna. In the period between Valentinian and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Glycerius&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Glycerius (not yet started)">Glycerius</a>, who once again reigned from northern Italy, most emperors appear to have reigned from Rome. Both Emperors <a href="/w/index.php?title=Petronius_Maximus&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Petronius Maximus (not yet started)">Petronius Maximus</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Anthemius&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Anthemius (not yet started)">Anthemius</a> reigned from and died in Rome.</span></li><li value="4"><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_cap2"><b><a href="#ref_cap2">^</a></b> The <i>de jure</i> last emperor, Julius Nepos, reigned for five years in exile from Spalatum in <a href="/w/index.php?title=Dalmatia_(Roman_province)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dalmatia (Roman province) (not yet started)">Dalamatia</a>.</span></li> </ol></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Western Roman Empire</b> was the western half of the <a href="/wiki/Roman_Empire" title="Roman Empire">Roman Empire</a>, which was divided by <a href="/wiki/Diocletian" title="Diocletian">Diocletian</a> in 286 <a href="/wiki/AD" class="mw-redirect" title="AD">AD</a>. The other half of the Roman Empire became known as the <a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Empire" title="Byzantine Empire">Eastern Roman Empire</a>. </p><p>The Roman Empire had been in difficulties since 190 AD, when large <a href="/wiki/Gothic" class="mw-redirect" title="Gothic">Gothic</a> tribes began moving into areas under Roman control. The Empire had weak leadership, which caused instability. Various power groups in the Roman armies kept trying to install their own emperors and killed those who belonged to other groups. That helped the invasions by the Germanic tribes. </p><p>Ending Rome's <a href="/wiki/Crisis_of_the_Third_Century" title="Crisis of the Third Century">crisis of the Third Century</a>, Diocletian tried to bring back stable government by dividing the empire into sections. The Western Empire included <a href="/wiki/Iberia" class="mw-redirect" title="Iberia">Iberia</a>, <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a>, southern <a href="/wiki/Britain" class="mw-redirect" title="Britain">Britain</a>, <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Africa" title="North Africa">North Africa</a> and parts of <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a>. The Eastern Empire included the <a href="/wiki/Balkans" title="Balkans">Balkans</a>, <a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Levant" title="Levant">Levant</a> and <a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Rome" title="Rome">Rome</a> ceased to be the capital from the time of the division. In 286, the capital of the Western Roman Empire became Mediolanum (now <a href="/wiki/Milan" title="Milan">Milan</a>). In 402, the capital was again moved, this time to <a href="/wiki/Ravenna" title="Ravenna">Ravenna</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Roman_Republic_Empire_map.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Animated map of the Roman Republic and Empire" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Roman_Republic_Empire_map.gif/220px-Roman_Republic_Empire_map.gif" decoding="async" width="220" height="209" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Roman_Republic_Empire_map.gif/330px-Roman_Republic_Empire_map.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Roman_Republic_Empire_map.gif/440px-Roman_Republic_Empire_map.gif 2x" data-file-width="626" data-file-height="595" /></a><figcaption>Animated map of the Roman Republic and Empire between 510 <a href="/wiki/BC" class="mw-redirect" title="BC">BC</a> and 530 AD <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r7263850">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#C46C5C; color:black;"> </span> Republic</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r7263850"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#9C649C; color:black;"> </span> Empire</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r7263850"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#BCC45C; color:black;"> </span> Eastern/Byzantine Empire</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r7263850"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#5CA4CC; color:black;"> </span> Western Empire</div></figcaption></figure> <p>The division did not help the Western Empire, which came under increasing invasions from the north: the <a href="/wiki/Ostrogoths" title="Ostrogoths">Ostrogoths</a>, <a href="/wiki/Huns" title="Huns">Huns</a>, <a href="/wiki/Franks" title="Franks">Franks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Visigoths" title="Visigoths">Visigoths</a> and <a href="/wiki/Burgundy" title="Burgundy">Burgundians</a>. Its armies were brought back towards Rome and abandoned Britain and France. The Empire's economy could not cope since the increased need for military spending caused <a href="/wiki/Inflation" title="Inflation">inflation</a>. Citizens were unhappy with the rising taxes and rising prices. </p><p>In AD 398, Alaric led the Visigoths and began making attacks closer and closer to the capital. By 410, he had sacked Rome. In 455, the Vandals captured the city. In 476, the Goths captured the city. </p><p>The fall of the Western Roman Empire took place in 476 AD, when the leader of the Goths, <a href="/wiki/Odoacer" title="Odoacer">Odoacer</a>, removed Emperor <a href="/wiki/Romulus_Augustus" title="Romulus Augustus">Romulus Augustus</a>. Odoacer became King of Italy, and the Western Roman Empire ended. 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