Fall of Rome

Cultural  

1. The collapse of the Roman Empire in the fifth century. Two of the main events of the Fall of Rome were the plundering of the city of Rome by an invading tribe, the Vandals, in the middle years of the century and the abdication of the last Roman emperor, Romulus Augustulus, in 476.

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Example Sentences

Our trading partners remember the pain of the Depression-era trade war and how postwar trade expansion rebuilt Europe and Asia, enabling one of the longest periods of peace among major powers since the fall of Rome.

From The Wall Street Journal

Grandly, she proclaimed: “Third and last tableau: Fall of Rome!”

From Literature

In fact, they could not help but reenact the Fall of Rome several more times, as it was great fun to keep collapsing and getting up again.

From Literature

“Fall of Rome!” she yelled, and flung her arms open to catch the wobbly young governess.

From Literature

“Fall of Rome, that’s clever, what? Ah, to be a child, all games and giggles! Life is never so simple again, once you grow up to be a big old serious baron, with all your baron responsibilities. What I wouldn’t give for a day off...”

From Literature