Attila the Hun

I INTRODUCTION A. BACKGROUND INFORMATION The impact of the dark ages had a presumed profound negative impact on Western Europe. The primary cause for this was that the taxation system had fallen apart. It was a time when the emergence of new civilizations lead to conflict. “Invasions” of entire peoples and military expeditions were the largest contributors of these conflicts. Since there were no taxes it left no one to

dangerous, horse riding tribes, most notably the Hun and the Mongols. The plains of America fielded the Comanche, the Apache, and many others. Australia was the home of the most ancient of all these nomads, the Australian Aborigine,

In order to discuss the movements of Asiatic peoples into Europe from the first inroad of the Huns to the conquests of the Osmanli Turks in the sixteenth century, it will be necessary to review briefly the events in central and eastern Asia which preceded and precipitated these incursions. From the time that the Irano-Aryan ancestors had arrived in Russian Turkestan in anticipation of their descent into the hills of northwestern India, much of this grassy plain had been the home of those Iranians

which taught that grace was not necessary for salvation, but was rather a bonus that god granted to those who earned it by their good works . St. Leo the Great is perhaps most famous for his persuading techniques he used with Attila the Hun. He was able to persuade Attila the Hun to abandon the plans he had to destroy the city of Rome and to also withdraw his forces beyond the Danube River. Just a short three years later he saved Rome from the vandals again. He couldn’t stop them from invading this

heresies and at one time even burned their books and warned the Roman Christians against them. Leo strongly said that everything he did and said as pope for the administration of the church represented Christ, the head of the Mystical Body. In 452 Attila the Hun advanced toward Rome to

The Fall of the Western Roman Empire The Roman empire had a titanic amount of problems that lead to it’s demise. Four of the most massive reasons were political issues, economic disputes, deadly disease and foreign invaders. Rome failed to react to these faults causing failer within the empire There were many political problems that lead to the falling of the Western Roman Empire. Emperors were the leaders of Roman civilization but many were unfit to rule. This caused emperors to be killed. The

The Fall of the Roman Empire • Emperor Marcus Aurelius (reigned A.D. 161-180) – the end of his reign caused a loss of peace and prosperity: the Pax Romana • Tribes outside boundaries and pirates in the Mediterranean disrupted trade • Had no new sources of silver and gold and as a result the government raised taxes • Government starts minting coins with less silver and made more money with the same amount of metals which caused inflation- a drastic drop in the value of money coupled with a rise

Saint Genevieve is the patron saint of Paris, she was born in the year 422 in Nanterre, France. It is believed by many people that her parents were poor and un-respected peasants named Severus and Gerontia. She died January 3, 512 at the age of 90 in Paris, France due to natural causes and her feast day is also celebrated on January third. When Genevieve was only seven St. Germanus, Bishop of Auxerre visited Nanterre on his way to Britain. Many people want to here him speak of whom was Genevieve

Most of what we know of Genevieve comes from her hagiography. Although this is resourceful, it leaves us with limited historical documentation beyond the miracles and saintly duties she performed. What we do know is that Genevieve was born during or shortly after the year 420 in Nanterre, which is near Paris. Her parents, Severus (of Frankish origins) and Gerontia (of Germanic-Roman origins) were both peasants within the community. When Saint Germanus traveled through Nanterre on his way to Britain

The Orthodox and Catholic Churches began about 100 years apart, in worlds that were much the same. They had leading figures that both came from positions of power. Yet the thoughts, beliefs, and actions upon which they were formed were quite different. The Orthodox Church was formed by the emperor Constantine. Constantine built the Orthodox Church on the firm basis of his intellectual and political strategies and for these reasons, the Orthodox seems to have a much more concrete and logical foundation