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How Did Western Roman Culture Change Between 200 Ce

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Between 200 CE and 1000 CE the Mediterranean region saw dramatic political transformations as the Western Roman Empire collapsed in 476 CE with attacks from Germanic tribes while the Eastern Roman Empire preserved Roman culture and endured until 1453 CE, when it fell to the Ottoman Turks. In both the Western and eastern Empires, the introduction of Christianity was an initial change that became a continuity for the rest of the time period and position of women in society remained the same below men. However, while the Byzantine Empire saw a continuity of Roman culture through Roman law, learning, arts and entertainment, the Western Roman Empire saw a decline of learning, trade and Roman

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