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States and territories disestablished in the 5th century
- OdoacerOdoacer, who ended the Western Roman Empire, never claimed the title of emperor.
- Indo-Scythian KingdomAround 85 BCE, Maues, first Indo-Scythian king in India, took Gandhara and the Indus Valley by force.
- HunsAttila died in 453 of a hemorrhage on his wedding night. He had been about to attack Constantinople.
- Roman BritainRoman soldiers mutinied before they even sailed to invade Britain in AD 43. A freedman talked them into it.
- Dalmatia (Roman province)A Roman general seized Dalmatia in 454 and ruled it alone for 14 years.
- HispaniaThree Roman emperors were born in Hispania: Trajan, Hadrian and Theodosius. Its gold and olive oil fed the empire.
- Gallia NarbonensisRomans usually called Gallia Narbonensis simply Our Province. That nickname survives today as Provence.
- Ancient RomeIn 88 BC, a Roman consul marched his own legions into Rome. Sulla did it to crush the supporters of Marius.
- Western Roman EmpireThe Western Roman Empire ended in 476 with barely anyone noticing. A Germanic leader deposed a teen emperor.
- RaetiaAugustus preferred wine from the Roman province of Raetia above any other in the empire.
- Roman EmpireThe Roman Empire began as a republic run by elected officials. It still lasted, in one form or another, until 1453.
- Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity)Armenia became the first state in history to officially adopt Christianity. Its kingdom lasted nearly eight centuries.
- Africa (Roman province)The Roman province of Africa was said to feed Rome for eight months of each year. Egypt supplied the rest.
- Sicilia (Roman province)Rome's first province began with mercenaries who seized a city. Their grab of Messina pulled Rome into Sicily.
- Roman ItalyIn 476 AD, the Germanic chieftain Odoacer removed the young emperor Romulus Augustulus from power in Italy.