The Fall of the Roman Empire in 5 Minutes: How Rome Really Fell

Rome didn't fall in a day. It took centuries of political chaos, economic trouble, civil wars, and outside pressure to bring down the Western Roman Empire. From Rome at its peak to emperors who barely lasted, Diocletian's bizarre retirement, the division of the empire, Alaric's sack of Rome, and the final emperor in 476, discover how one of history's greatest empires came apart. But here's the twist: the Roman Empire didn't completely disappear. The Eastern Roman Empire survived for nearly another thousand years, until Constantinople fell in 1453. History is complicated. Let's draw it simply—with strange emperors, real historical paradoxes, and humor where it belongs. Subscribe to History Drawn for more history explained through animated stories. #RomanEmpire #FallOfRome #History