Attila the Hun

victoriously, but the win almost demolished their government. Most of the Xiongnu went and joined other nomadic people; some joined the Huns which would invaded Rome. Attila, a warrior-king, formed a powerful military. To begin their attack on Rome, Attila and his army attacked the Germanic peoples causing them to seep into the Roman empire for safety. Little resistance faced Attila and his army and they eventually led to western half of the empire destroyed. The end of imperial authority…

The Roman Empire is one of the most fascinating, and well known empires. Many of the greatest leaders and inventors were from the Roman Empire. Jeffrey Chaucer once said “All great things must come to an end” which is exactly what happened to Rome. Ancient Rome was a huge empire and they conquered many countries. Unfortunately because of many reasons the empire fell. The reasons were because the emperors were very greedy and they were all unfit for the job of being the ruler of Rome. The…

to the Germans to in using heavy artillery during the invasion against the fort using “Big Bertha”. For centuries, Verdun had played an important role in the defense of its hinterland, due to the city's strategic location on the Meuse River. Attila the Hun, for example, failed in his fifth century attempt to seize the town. In the division of the empire of Charlemagne, the Treaty of Verdun of 843, made the town part of the Holy Roman Empire. The Peace of Munster in 1648, awarded Verdun to…

DNA testing showed that the Romans had many diseases Including Malaria and the Bubonic Plague. The diseases were spread by horrible communal bathrooms and bathing systems. In 262 CE thousands of people each day died because of these diseases. Attila the Hun from the Mongolian Empire retreated an attack on Rome because word of malaria spread across…

The Western Roman Empire had many great accomplishments, and many great problems, all of these so called problems, are placed in four main categories; politics, economy, disease, and foreign invaders. The Western Roman Empire, it had many emperors, some of them were good and led the empire to great victories, but most of them were poor, lousy, cheap, and flawed and led them to great destructions. The lousy emperors inherited the throne but they lacked the ability to lead the Western Roman…

Roman Empire had gradually been losing power to the Huns and other barbarian tribes like the Visigoths to the point where Rome was sacked in in 410 causing the western part of the Roman empire to be on the brink of collapse until the final blow was struck when a revolt killed the final emperor of the Western Roman Empire. The Han Dynasty unlike the Roman Empire was actually able to fight off outsider invaders for example the ancestors of Attila the Hun actually paid tribute to the Han Dynasty,…

This period of time takes place right after the Pax Romana, which was 200 years of Roman peace and prosperity. During this time, the Empire successfully conquered much territory, and new ideas emerged. The fall of the Roman Empire was caused by three major faults. First, the Roman Empire had several societal problems with religion and values/traditions. Next, the economy completely collapsed because of lack of money and high rates of unemployment. Finally, the Empire suffered from several issues…

also ate off of lead silverware and dishware. This caused many cases of lead poisoning. Another major disease was malaria. In the overcrowded cities there were none of the precautions like mosquito nets, that we have today to fend against this. Attila the Hun retreated from attacking Rome to avoid the rampant malaria there. In many ways, diseases were a major problem in the fall of the Western Roman…

The trouble of having such a large Empire because of overexpansion was not just limited to the army however. Communication was a huge problem in regard to the central action Emperors tried to command. A colossal imagination is required to understand the hardship of collecting accurate and precise information in the Roman world. Even ruling just half of it, you were still trying to control an area larger than the modern day European Union minus the luxuries of mobile phones, planes and superfast…

In 1937, Walt Disney Pictures produced its first princess film. Almost seventy-nine years later, a total of twelve Disney princess movies have been completed, with each one bringing a captivating narrative to life. These classic tales feature a female protagonist that aspires to discover herself. Along the way trials are uncovered and, by the conclusion of the story, it makes the princess a better person overall. Villains normally create these obstacles and are an essential part of these movies;…