// Antiquity
Western Roman Empire
- Period
- AD 395 – AD 475
- Duration
- approx. 80 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 396
- Area (max.)
- approx. 2.1 million km²
Period and duration
Western Roman Empire — according to the map data from AD 395 to AD 475, roughly 80 years. The dates refer to the time the empire is drawn as its own territory on the world map; historians sometimes date its founding and end differently.
Greatest extent
Western Roman Empire — greatest extent around AD 396: the mapped borders then cover about 2.1 million km², roughly 1.4% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.
Predecessors and successors
States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:
Before (AD 394)
After
- Visigothic Kingdom
- Vandal Kingdom
- Kingdom of Soissons
Neighbours around AD 396
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Eastern Roman Empire
- Huns
- Vandals
- Ripuarian Franks
- Visigoths
- Norse
- Salian Franks
- Saxons
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 396 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Western Roman Empire on Wikipedia
- All 300 empires at a glance
Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.