Finally, the end of the Roman Empire, or the Western Roman Empire, that most historians consider the end of the Roman Empire, is when the Germanic ruler, General Odoacer, or Odoacar, depending on how you pronounce it, is able to oust the emperor in Ravenna. So then you have the official, and just to be clear, this is Roman Empire. And so Odoacer is able to essentially end the Western Empire as we know it. And after that, the Western Empire becomes more and more fragmented into these kingdoms that are ruled by essentially Germanic kings, and that we are now entering into the Middle Ages. Now the big question that historians have a lot of fun thinking about is why did all of this happen? Why did the Roman Empire fall? And before we even talk about why it fell, we should give them a little bit of credit.