The Gothic capture of Rome occurred in 410 AD when the Visigoths, led by Alaric, sacked the city. The Vandals plundered Rome in 455 AD, causing significant destruction and looting. The Western Roman Empire never fully recovered from these attacks. It officially ended in 476 AD when a German general named Odoacer deposed Romulus Augustus, the last western Roman emperor. Odoacer then became the king of Italy, marking the transition from the era of Roman imperial authority to the early medieval period.
In time, the city of Rome itself was attacked. Goths capture Rome in and looted the city. In 455, the Vandals plundered Rome. never recovered from these attacks. The western Roman empire ended in . In that year, a German general named Odoacer deposed, or removed from power, Romulus Augustus, the last western Roman . Odoacer became king of Italy. .
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