Fall of Rome Timeline of Important Events

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Christianity becomes official religion

378

Honorius is born

383

After the death of Theodoseus Honorius takes control of the western empire

395

Emporer Theodoseus dies empire is divided between his sons

395

Arcadius (Honorius's brother, also emperor of the east empire dies)

408

Execution of general Stilicho

408

The Barbarians sweep through rome

408

Alaric the goth sacks rome

410

Honorius dies

423

Vandals sack Rome

455

Western empire falls to german tribes

476