POV: You Witnessed the Fall of Rome (476 CE) #pov #rome #colosseum #history In 476 CE, the Western Roman Empire met its dramatic end when the Germanic chieftain Odoacer deposed the last emperor, Romulus Augustulus. This marked the collapse of a once-mighty empire that had ruled for centuries. The fall wasn’t a single event but the result of years of economic decline, military defeats, and internal corruption. Barbarian invasions, political instability, and the empire’s inability to maintain its