Visigoths

In 376, the Visigoths were allowed into the Eastern Empire to escape the Huns. When the Roman authorities failed to effectively take care for these migrants, the Visigoths revolted and destroyed an entire Roman army and Emperor Valens at the battle of Adrianople in 378. The Visigoths’ king, Alaric, wanted the Roman titles and lands for himself. The people of Visigoths took this opportunity to cause uproar not soon after Theodosius I died. A pandemonium broke out as the Visigoths surged into…

The Huns were a nomadic people, meaning they had were wanderers who had no home set in stone, who left the steppes of Central Asia to find a better home. It is theorized that the Huns were traveling far away from an extremely dry period in which they could not survive. As they went through the land of Europe they were an almost unstoppable force that crippled or destroyed anything they came across. The Huns are mostly known for being an extremely war focused tribe, and being a war focused tribe…

The Manchus unlike the Mongols didn’t destroy much of China and instead adopted much of the elements of Chinese culture before they took over. The Saxons, Angles, Franks, Jutes, Vandals and Visigoths were Germanic tribes that lived in Europe but where pushed into the civilized settlements that inhabited most of Europe to avoid the oncoming Mongolian army and in the end lead to the downfall of the Roman Empire. When the Mongols finally did…

The Roman Empire is one of the most well-known and prominent civilizations of its time. It was the epitome of power and the impact it made on Western civilization has been profound. The empire became a melting pot and a place where people of different backgrounds could trade and travel freely. It spread over a vast area of land and encompassed much of the area surrounding the Mediterranean, which is known as Western Europe. At the time, it may have seemed that bigger was better, but the sheer…

Roman empire. They were also fleeing the Huns, a vicious tribe in Europe at the time of Rome. During all this, the Visigoths were attacking the world’s superpower from the east. In their frustration with these people, Rome raised the prices of goods just for them. they also kidnapped soldiers and enslaved them. All this fighting, though, wore down the military in Rome and the Visigoths sacked this beautiful city, or fought and won by a landslide. Despite Rome’s retaliations, the fall was…

day of their victory in the Battle of Guadalete (Alkhateeb). As Muslims took the empire city by city, those who accepted the authority became leaders of conquered cities, helping to maintain order (Allen 46). On the other hand, most dissidents and Visigoth elites fled for safety. Thus, it was relatively simple to integrate their new empire. Calling the land “al-Andalus”, the Muslims oversaw a smooth transition of rule, unified under a Caliphate, and later, Emirate. Reforms advocated…

Germanic tribes, the Visigoths, and the Ostrogoths. The Visigoths were the first to arrive in Rome, and they took over killing the last emperor. Where Odovacar became the first German ruler of Rome. Lastly, the main reason why Rome fell was because of military weakness, “because of negligence and laziness, parade ground drills were abandoned, the customary armor began to seem heavy since the soldiers rarely ever wore it.” Because of the army's laziness, when the Huns, visigoths, and Ostrogoths…

What the Visigoths did not know, was that Spain was already a mixed culture with a very large Jewish community. When the Visigoths converted to Roman Christianity, they began to harass and antagonize the Jewish community. While the Visigoths were persecuting the Jews, a new religion known as Islam, was born that united Arabic tribes, such as the Berbers. These Arabic tribes would crossover into the Strait of Gibraltar and defeat the Visigoth King of Spain. To help them in their conquest of the…

An argument could be made that the ‘Holy’ Roman Empire shaped the way the world is now, but the Fall of Rome was inevitable for three reasons which can be seen in the demise of most great empires. Firstly, the Romans expanded their empire too far from their capital, secondly the creation of enemies due to Rome’s lack of leadership resulted in the land being overrun by foreign nations, and lastly, due to the weakening of the Roman legions, corruption and political instability played a role in the…

The Roman Empire was a powerful, imperialistic nation that dominated the world for 500 years, due to its successful military and thriving government. It was destined for an industrial revolution, according to Esolen, The Politically Incorrect Guide to Western Civilization. So what exactly caused the fall of Rome? Historians have debated numerous theories. The most famous explanation is the invasions of Germanic tribes. However, the internal conditions of Rome include: unstable economic…