Decline of the Western Roman Empire under Honorius

Timeline

1. 395–408Milan · LombardyAfter Theodosius died, the ten-year-old Honorius succeeded as Western Roman Emperor, with real power held by the half-barbarian general Stilicho, who repeatedly repelled Goths and usurpers and maintained the defenses of the western empire.
2. 408–410Ravenna · Emilia-RomagnaHonorius, influenced by court slander, ordered Stilicho's execution; the western military and political system collapsed in its wake. The British garrison proclaimed its own emperor and withdrew in 409, while Gaul and Spain fell into barbarian fragmentation.
3. 410–423Ravenna · Emilia-RomagnaIn 410 Rome was sacked by the Visigoths; Honorius took refuge in Ravenna and did not come to its aid. Thereafter the western provinces became de facto independent and the emperor became a puppet; by Honorius's death in 423, Western Roman central authority was severely hollowed out.