 The end of Roman rule was marked by destruction caused by invasions and wars, but also by the establishment of the palaces of the Imperial officers and the first churches, the symbol of the spread of Christianity that held the important Council of Ariminum in the city in 359.When the Ostrogoths conquered Rimini in 493, Odoacer, besieged in Ravenna, had to capitulate.During the Gothic War (535–554), Rimini was taken and retaken many times.