The Cycle From Nomadic To Sedentary And Then Conquered

Much of the Roman frontier followed the natural boundaries of the Rhine and Danube rivers across Europe. On the other side of these rivers were territories the Romans never brought under their control and tribal peoples such as the Goths, Franks, Vandals, and Huns. By the middle of the fourth century CE, many Roman governors had allowed these so-called “barbarians” to settle on the Roman side of the rivers, and Roman generals had even recruited many of the men as soldiers in their armies. However, the barbarians never assimilated fully into Roman culture. By the end of the century they started to wage a series of ferocious campaigns

First, his constant wars and the rebuilding of Constantinople after the Nika Riot caused serious financial problems for the empire. The reconstruction of the Hagia Sophia alone cost about 320,000 pounds of gold. Second, Justinian left the Byzantine army scattered across the empire. Many units were occupied fighting fierce nomads. One of these groups, a Germanic barbarian tribe called the Lombards, had managed to conquer much of northern Italy. The thinly-spread Byzantine forces fought to prevent the Lombards from pushing further into Italy. Finally, during the last years of Justinian’s reign, the empire suffered from

The rise and expansion of the Roman Empire led to its fall because of lack of sufficient defense against invasion, economic problems, and absence of sufficient governing. The rise and expansion of Rome led to weakened defense from invasions from outsiders, which caused the empire to fall. As the Roman empire expanded, the borders grew too large to be properly defended, leading to attacks from outsiders. When Rome grew and expanded after the punic wars took place, the boarders were greatly widened (Document 1), making the Empire of Rome an easy target for outside invaders such as the Burgundians, the Ostrogoths, and Huns, as well as several others (Document 5). One of the most significant groups of invaders, the Huns, were savage fighters who would “pillage the camp of their enemy almost before he has become aware of their

The Western Roman Empire in the Western part of Europe was invaded by Germanic tribes. The onslaught of the Western Roman Empire continued from 350 AD-500 AD (Doc 2). The Roman army

Invaders mostly got into Rome because the soldiers left their posts. The invaders took over many cities such as Carthage, which was taken over by the Vandals, or Athens, which was taken over by the Visigoths, then the Vandals. Another group of foreign invaders were the Huns. In document D, it describes them as savages, glued to their horses, and nomadic. For example, it states,” Huns are not well adapted to battle on foot, but are almost glued to their horses, which are certainly hardy, but also ugly… Like refugees - all without permanent settlements, homes, law, or a fixed way of life -” Also it stated,” The Huns exceed any definition of

During the period of Rome’s decline several different outside forces attacked Rome. They were the Vandals, Visigoths, and Huns. The Vandals took the region of Gaul, and the Roman army was too disorganized to stop them. The Visigoths plundered and took control of Rome, attacking them through the Alps. The Huns, while paid off by Pope Leo I to have them spare Rome, attacked both parts of the empire. The invasion of the Huns also led to more people seeking refuge and protection in the Roman Empire. The invasion of outside

One of the greatest empires began to fall to its knees after hundreds of years, but the question is, how? Rome was one of the greatest empires for a long time, but then they started to decline. The Roman Military started to become lazy, which lead to failure. Then between 220-476 CE the Roman Empire started to be sacked by foreign invaders. Although, some researchers may say that natural disasters led to the fall of Rome, nevertheless the primary reasons for the decline of Rome are foreign invasions, and military mistakes.

As Rome’s army started to get lazy and didn’t wear armor they fought the Goths. Rome’s army did not have any armor on so they

One of the problems that Rome was dealing with is their soldiers, who were very problematic which left Rome with an incompetent army and no protection. According to Vegetius, “...customary armor began to seem heavy since soldiers rarely ever wore it. Therefore they asked the emperor to set aside the breastplates.. and then the helmets. So our soldiers fought the Goths without any protection for the chest and head and were often beaten by archers.” (Document B).

Rome was split into the west in Rome and East in Constantinople. Majority of the Roman army was stationed in the East fighting the Persians, who were also a growing world superpower. Leaving Western Rome vulnerable as they had to deal with invasions from the Franks, Visigoth, Saxons, Vandals and Huns. These Barbarians were a difficult task for the Romans due to their vicious fighting styles and with their army split in half it was impossible to protect their borders. Each tribe took parts of western Rome. New tribes within the walls of Rome settled to benefit from the Mediterranean transport system, which created a cultural divide with a clash of Roman and Germanic customs and overpopulation

I predict that they would have learned from their mistakes and would not allow Gothic Tribes to cross into Roman territory again. I also think that the death of Valens and the defeat of his Roman

    Though Rome was a great empire that conquered countless territories, it was not immune to the numerous attacks from barbarians such as the Huns, the Visigoths, the Vandals, and others. The barbarians would raid and sack the capital and other cities in ancient Rome, leaving them without money or tradable items. The Vandals did so much damage to the cities that their name is associated with the crime of extensive damage to property. The Huns were another destructive group of barbarians that were led by Attila. They raided Rome in 451 AD, leaving an immense trail of destruction. Other barbarians attacked Rome at different times, each leaving Rome weaker and helpless. Each attack destroyed their economy and left them desperate for a solution. The Ostrogoths finally caused the Western Empire to fall when Odoacer chased Romulus Augustus, the last of the Roman emperors, off the

These invasions resulted in multiple changes in the Empire that ultimately weakened it. As the various invading tribes moved into Roman territory, they destroyed the farmland and fields they passed through. This decreased agricultural production in the Empire (Spielvogel 186). Then, in the late fourth century, the Huns moved west out of Asia, forcing the German barbarian tribe of Visigoths, a sub-tribe of the Goths who had previously invaded Rome, to move south and west into Roman territories. They were allowed to remain on Roman land for a time, but when the Romans tried to force the tribe out, the Visigoths fought back, leading to a great military defeat for the Roman Army in 378 at Adrianople in Greece (Spielvogel 187). The Roman Empire was never able to recover the numbers

After decades of confrontation between Romans and Germanic tribes, who were more commonly known as barbarians, alliances began to form between the two groups. When the barbarians allied themselves with the Roman Empire, they were not considered Roman colonies or citizens, but instead known as ‘foederati’. They received the benefit of the Roman Empire’s support, sometimes with land, food, or money, in exchange for the barbarian’s military service in the Roman armies. One of the most well-known barbarian foederati groups were the Goths, however, their position as allies of the Empire was never permanent, nor were the relations ever completely peaceful. Despite the usually temporary nature of these alliances, both the Goths and the Romans benefited for several reasons. When the Goths were part of the Foederati they stopped hostilities between themselves and the Empire, gained mutual security from the threat posed by Hunnic aggression, and their people benefited from the introduction of Romanic society.

The army was turned into an army of foreign people and it had no loyalty to rome. They hired germanic soldiers to defend