In this case, regarding alfalfa sprouts and the amino acid canavanine, you can search PubMed.com and find research that explains how this amino acid in large amounts can be toxic. At first glance, you would assume that maybe you shouldnât eat alfalfa.
The Western Empire was ruled by Rome, the Eastern Empire was ruled by Constantinople. The fall of Rome discussed here is referring to the Western Roman Empire which was ruled by Rome. The Eastern Roman Empire became known as the Byzantium Empire and remained in power for another 1000 years.The City of Rome is Sacked.The city of Rome was thought by many to be unconquerable. However, in 410 AD, a Germanic barbarian tribe called the Visigoths invaded the city. The Eastern Roman Empire, or Byzantium, fell in 1453 to the Ottoman Empire. 2  Many poor people were glad to see Rome fall. 3  They were starving to death while being taxed heavily by Rome. 4  Near the end of the Roman Empire, the city of Rome was no longer the capital.
Report Abuse. 1  After The Roman Empire. 2  The last eight emperors of the Western Roman Empire, after 455 CE, were either Germanic or appointed by Germans. 3  The Roman empire was not only rome; it had been divided in two parts:eastern, known also as byzantinian empire, and western with capital Rome. The western empire ends (it' s a conventional date) in 476 a. D. The Roman empire in the end was overrun by millions of barbarians from the north and east of Europe.