Barbarians - Tribes and Provinces of the Roman Empire
Barbarians caused many changes in the Roman Empire. It was attacked by men like Attila the Hun and Odoacer, but then the settlements of the barbarians became part of the Roman Empire. In time the barbarians provided emperors.
Peter Heather - The Fall of Roman Empire
Review of Peter Heather's The Fall of the Roman Empire - A New History of Rome and the Barbarians
Review of Peter Heather's The Fall of the Roman Empire - A New History of Rome and the Barbarians
The Day of the Barbarians: The Battle That Led to the Fall of the Roman Empire
Review of "The Day of the Barbarians: The Battle That Led to the Fall of the Roman Empire," by Alessandro Barbero.
Review of "The Day of the Barbarians: The Battle That Led to the Fall of the Roman Empire," by Alessandro Barbero.
Procopius Describes Alaric's Sack of Rome
Procopius begins this section of Book III of the Vandalic Wars with the alliance of the Visigoths with Alaric. His description of the sack has interesting anecdotes, including one about the emperor's response to the sacking of Rome. By this time, the emperor was in no physical danger from the sacking since he made his home elsewhere.
Procopius begins this section of Book III of the Vandalic Wars with the alliance of the Visigoths with Alaric. His description of the sack has interesting anecdotes, including one about the emperor's response to the sacking of Rome. By this time, the emperor was in no physical danger from the sacking since he made his home elsewhere.
Procopius on the Vandal Conquest of Libya
Procopius describes the treaty made between the Roman emperor Honorius and the Vandals in which the Vandals are tricked and are eventually pressed to retaliate. Valentinian III became emperor and because of the effeminate upbringing and his association with the typical round of miscreant sorcerers, was unfit for the job and lost Libya.
Procopius describes the treaty made between the Roman emperor Honorius and the Vandals in which the Vandals are tricked and are eventually pressed to retaliate. Valentinian III became emperor and because of the effeminate upbringing and his association with the typical round of miscreant sorcerers, was unfit for the job and lost Libya.