The Treatment of Threats

Thus it happens that troops in battle, exposed to wounds because they have no armor, think about running and not about fighting.” (Doc. B) This shows that the Roman soldiers didn’t care about not having the protection to help them win the war. This also shows that the Roman soldiers started to give up and quit before the fight had even started. This is significant because without the armor the Romans got more wounds and were more likely to die.This also significant because it made the soldiers weaker and more likely for Rome to be put to an end, because they didn’t have the weight of the armor to made them stronger and protect them, and the more soldiers that were killed the smaller the military got. With the army smaller it let the enemies start to overcome Rome and make it fall. Furthermore, according to The Fall of the Roman Empire: A Reappraisal, Crown Publishing, 1982, “ There can be little doubt that the weaknesses of the late Roman army were largely due to the eventual failure … to enforce regular conscription [draft of soldiers] … the exempted categories were … numerous.” (Doc. B) This demonstrates how the government made people live once they became lazy. With the government forcing people to be in the army it made people not want to do their jobs, so they

During the 13th century, a small tribe situated in central Asia conquered much of the ancient world including and not limiting to Asia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, reaching as far as from Korea to Poland, and from Vietnam to Syria. Though they were successful with much of their battles within the 13th century, they were nicknamed the barbarians. This is because of how barbaric and brutal their actions were in their time of attainment of the land. The Mongols have been known as the most Barbaric of their time and as of now there has been no tribe or group of people who would could be compared to them.

The powerful and well known Roman army was another key factor in maintaining the empire. The Roman army was large, well equipped, well trained, disciplined and skilled military force that was stationed throughout the empire to prevent uprisings and crush rebellion. Military training was a very important and arduous affair in the Roman Empire. It was essential for each soldier to achieve a high level of skill in fighting and using their weapons. They also had to march 30 kilometers 3 times a month wearing 20kg armor, do drills twice a day, learn to build camps, swim, mount and ride a horse and fight mock battles. The Roman army was quite ruthless when it came to crushing rebellion. They did not hesitate to hurt or even slaughter the people who went against the Roman rule.

As Rome expanded throughout Europe and acquired a growing number of citizens, the army was able to greatly increase its numbers. This ensured Rome a nearly unlimited supply of new soldiers.

The world has viewed the Mongols as destructive barbarians; however, the Mongols viewed themselves as soldiers. The perception of themselves is important because they did not believe it was destructive to unite a world empire. They believed that because they were soldiers, anyone in their path could be taken down by force. The nations that defined Mongols as destructive are the same people that resisted joining their empire. The Mongol’s obsession with power, dedication to their leader, and their need to possess land is why I believe they should not be remembered as destructive barbarians. Instead, I think they should be known as the empire that failed to unite the world.

The Vandals had a battle with the Roman Empire, when the Roman Empire broke the Vandals treaty. In "455 AD the Vandals sacked Rome and plundered the city for two weeks" (Ducksters, n.d.). The Huns were warrior people from the east, the Huns defeated the Ostrogoths and invaded the Eastern Roman Empire (Ducksters, n.d.). The Franks were Germanic tribes that settled in today France, they invaded the Roman Empire in 300 AD. The Franks became powerful after the fall of the Western Roman Empire.

1.The word “barbarian” that we use today was a way of categorizing humans back in the Roman Empire ages.

Rome's army became lazy and didn't want to train right and do other things like they abandoned their armor since they were too lazy to wear it. This was said by a roman historian Vegetius in document B. Also said by Vegetius the roman army abandoned their ground drills which made them an easy target. This problem was created because of the army's laziness and the army didn't care about training. Rome also had to draft soldiers but their was a major fluad in the system and certain groups can avoid or escaped being drafted like cooks, bakers, and slaves. This was written by Michael Grant a reappraisal and since different groups of people can escape the draft the military didn't get as many soldiers. If you want a huge empire you need good leadership but that what rome lacked the

The Mongolians in the 1200s were very barbaric. Throughout most of their endeavors have been mostly detailed violence. If anything a better word to describe the Mongols were savages. These ancient warriors conquered and pillaged almost everything of the known world in the 1200s. They were violent and brutal in their journey to expand and conquer.

The Barbarians were spreading hate and destruction, many people were killed and lots of land was conquered. They are known for killing and taking over, they are seen as bad people who have no rules. This all started with Temuchin, later titled “Genghis Khan”. At a young age, he fought to bring Mongol clans under one leadership. In 1206, he won the leadership and had big plans to expand his territory.

According to the Romans nomads were considered to be barbarians, however over time Romans began to develop nomadic customs which were no longer considered barbaric but civilized. To the Romans a ‘barbarian’ was anyone who was an outsider of their land, and in that case nomads were considered to be barbaric. Nomads are known as a small group of people that don’t have a permanent settlement, and travel and migrate from place to place. Nomadic people also had a different type of lifestyle from the Romans, for example the nomads hunted and gathered their food, and which was considered cave man like. Before the fall of Rome the Romans were considered to be civilized people with a respectable religion and

Rome is known for its’ empire (The Roman Empire). Rome started out small and ended up becoming this huge and undefeatable force of nature. Rome received their success by either attacking other nearby towns/neighbors or granting them treaties or citizenships. E. Badien, the author who created an article called, The Organization Of Italy, explains how Rome organized Italy, and got their neighboring cities and nations to join them and turn ancient Italy into a leading state of power. In Badien’s observations, he finds that granting citizenship and the Latin’s helped Rome to become powerful and assisting Italy to be more structured.

During the time in which Rome existed in the Middle Ages it accumulated an abundant amount of land and wealth. The way that Rome accomplished this was by defeating the peoples that ruled the land they wanted and incorporating them into their ever expanding empire. The reason the Romans were so successful at doing this is because of their technological advances, logistical capabilities, and ability to implement strategy efficiently and safely. These when put together allow an army during the Middle ages to deploy consistently with high moral and low mortality.

When most people hear the word “Barbarian” they often think about the negative things that barbarians have done instead of the positive things that barbarians have done. It is stated in the section titled “Were the Barbarians a Negative or Positive Factor,”

By 290BC, Rome ruled over all of central and northern Italy. Rome had networked every independent state to her via the treaties. Along with this, the conquered enemies had land taken from them. Rome’s newfound abundance of territory meant that land could be given to more citizens, including the poor. Allies provided massive army (v useful in battles of pyrrhic war), seemed that they had an endless supply of soldier, described by