Western Empire

Western Empire or Western Roman Empire

The western section of the Roman Empire, first set apart in a.d. 286 by Emperor Diocletian and later (395) formalized after the death of Theodosius I. It comprised Italy, Spain, Gaul, Britain, Illyricum, and northern Africa and lasted until 476.

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Western Empire - the western part after the Roman Empire was divided in 395; it lasted only until 476 Western Roman Empire Roman Empire - an empire established by Augustus in 27 BC and divided in AD 395 into the Western Roman Empire and the eastern or Byzantine Empire; at its peak lands in Europe and Africa and Asia were ruled by ancient Rome