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Although the year of the fall of Western Rome is attributed to 476 CE, it was not a sudden occurrence. When would the average person living in France, Spain, or Italy have realized that the [Western] Roman Empire no longer existed?

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Did Ricimer extend the life of the Roman Empire, or contribute to its downfall?

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When the Romans would build colonia inhabited by retired soldiers, how did such towns and cities function economically and logistically?

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Although the year of the fall of Western Rome is attributed to 476 CE, it was not a sudden occurrence. When would the average person living in France, Spain, or Italy have realized that the [Western] Roman Empire no longer existed?	448
Did Ricimer extend the life of the Roman Empire, or contribute to its downfall?	124
When the Romans would build colonia inhabited by retired soldiers, how did such towns and cities function economically and logistically?	6