On January 17, 395, the Roman Emperorof Theodosius(346-395) died.

Before his death, he divided the empire between his two sons.

Byzantium, 395 AD

The Roman Empire was divided into the Eastern and Western Roman Empires. Constantinople, the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, was established on the basis of the ancient Greek city of Byzantium, so it was also called the Byzantine Empire. At first, its territory included the Balkans, Asia Minor, Syria, Palestine, Egypt, Mesopotamia, and part of Transcaucasia.

Arriving at the emperorJustinianDuring his reign, he incorporated the west of North Africa, Italy and the southeast of Spain into the territory. It was finally destroyed by the Ottoman Turks in 1453. Rome, the capital city of the Western Roman Empire.

In 410, the Germanic Visigoths, led by their leader Alaric, entered Italy and besieged Rome. With the cooperation of the slaves in the city, the city gates were opened and plundered away. Since then, many defending states were established in the Western Roman Empire.

In 476, Odoac, the leader of the Roman mercenaries, deposed Romulus, the last emperor of Western Rome, and the Western Roman Empire fell.

The fall of the Western Roman Empire marked the collapse of slavery in Western Europe.

Theodosius II