Question

What became of the Eastern Roman Empire after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire?

Answer 1

The Angles and Saxons populated the British Isles, and the Franks ended up in France. In 476 C.E. Romulus, the last of the Roman emperors in the west, was overthrown by the Germanic leader Odoacer, who became the first Barbarian to rule in Rome.

Answer 2

The eastern empire became the Byzantine Empire (Greek). It only lasted another 1,000 years after the fall of the western roman empire.