A curious aspect of the collapse of the western roman empire, is that most sources don‘t seem to be deeply aware that it happened.
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The Roman empire was so all-encompassing, that it politically absorbed many of its invaders - even as these invaded. Thus barbarians like the Franks were formally recognised. To contemporaries, they appeared as imperial agents. Wonder to what extent that‘s happening now.
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Odoacre himself was formally recognized by the senate and he formally acted as representative of the eastern Roman emperor. Theoderic was as well sent by the eastern emperor to depose Odoacre and be the new ruler. The empire finally fell with the Roman-Gothic war.
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