The Rise and Fall of Rome, 264 BC – AD 476 · THE MAP IN AD 439

Map of the Roman Empire in AD 439

The West unravels

The Roman Empire in AD 439: The West unravels. Since AD 395, 4 territories changed status on this map: including Britannia (mod. Britain), Africa (mod. Tunisia), Pannonia (mod. Hungary) and 1 more.

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Map of the Roman Empire in AD 439: The West unravels. Colours show Roman territory, Tribal peoples & confederations, Rival great powers. — AD 439 · THE RISE AND FALL OF ROME, 264 BC – AD 476

These maps are reconstructed from published sources · Cliopatria v0.2.1 · Natural Earth physical coastlines and rivers

Source details

Cliopatria contributors / Seshat Global History Databank. Selected, combined, and reprojected by Maps of History; dated adjustments are recorded per layer.. CC BY 4.0
Made with Natural Earth. Modern physical geography is a coastline/river reference, not evidence of ancient sovereignty.. Public domain

reconstruction: 439 · reconstruction: AD395 East/West source boundary · reconstruction: AD395 western footprint compared with AD439 · reconstruction: Modern physical shoreline reference · vector: 283 to 454 · vector: 347 to 646 · vector: 387 to 475 · vector: 402 to 489 · vector: 402 to 509 · vector: 402 to 533 · vector: 426 to 440 · vector: 426 to 454 · vector: 439 to 440 · vector: 439 to 450

Layer records and reconstruction methods

What changes on the map

Britannia (mod. Britain)	Roman territory → Former Roman lands (lost)
Africa (mod. Tunisia)	Roman territory → Tribal peoples & confederations
Pannonia (mod. Hungary)	Roman territory → Tribal peoples & confederations
Batavia (mod. Netherlands)	Roman territory → Tribal peoples & confederations

On the ground

Aquitaine is part of the Visigothic kingdom of Toulouse, whose rulers were federates on Roman soil
This territory belongs to the Vandal kingdom based at Carthage

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