Western Roman Empire
independently administered western provinces of the Roman Empire
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Summary
Western Roman Empire is an empire[1]. It draws 19,757 Wikipedia views per month (empire category, ranking #7 of 28).[2]
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Christianity[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Roman Empire[4]
- Country: Roman Empire[5]
- Continent: Europe[6]
- Instance of: historical country[7], administrative territorial entity[8]
- Capital: Mediolanum[9], Ravenna[10]
- Official language: Latin[11]
- Currency: Roman currency[12]
- Shares border with: Byzantine Empire[13]
- Basic form of government: autocracy[14], monarchy[15], Dominate[16]
- Legislative body: Senate of the Roman Empire[17]
- Part of: Low Roman Empire[18], Roman Empire[19]
- Commons category: Western Roman Empire[20]
- Inception: January 17, 395[21], 286[22], 285[23]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 476[24]
- Coordinate location: 41.893055555555556, 12.482777777777777[25]
- Significant event: Deposition of Romulus Augustulus[26]
- Topic's main category: Category:Western Roman Empire[27]
- OpenStreetMap tag: historic:civilization=western_roman[28]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[29], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[30]
- Participant in: Siege of Toulouse[31], Siege of Milan[32], Roman civil war of 456[33]
- Replaces: Roman Empire[34]
- Replaced by: Francia[35], Kingdom of Italy[36], Visigothic Kingdom of Tolosa[37], Byzantine Empire[38], Kingdom of the Suebi[39], Vandal Kingdom[40], Kingdom of the Burgundians[41], Romain-Gaul domain of Soissons[42], Mauro-Roman kingdoms[43], Alamannia[44], Armorica[45], sub-Roman Britain[46]
- Demonym: nyugatrómai[47]
- Native label: Imperium Romanum Occidentale[48]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Western Roman Empire include Latin Church[49], a Catholic particular church sui iuris[50], headquartered in Vatican City[51].
Why It Matters
Western Roman Empire has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]
Entities named for it include Latin Church[49], a Catholic particular church sui iuris[50], headquartered in Vatican City[51].