Back in Rome, the western wing of the Roman Empire fell in 476 C.E., when the emperor was deposed by King Odoacer, a general of German descent, and the throne was left vacant.
बाद में शारलेमेन ने पाश्‍चात्य साम्राज्य को फिर बसाने की कोशिश की और ८०० स. ई.