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The Germanic invaders of the 5th century destroyed the western part of the Roman Empire, which fell as was replaced by kingdoms established by the invaders. The eastern part of the Roman Empire was not affected and continued to exist for nearly 1,000 years
The western part of the Roman Empire fell under the weight of the invasions of Germanic peoples. The eastern part of the empire continued for much longer, but it lost territories to invaders: Arabs, Slavs and then Turks. Eventually it wasbrought to an end by the Turks.
The emperor Romulus Augustulus was deposed by Germanic invaders in 476 AD. This marked the end of the western Roman empire, although the eastern empire was still going strong.
English is a proto-Germanic language. Among other languges, it has been influenced by a number of Germanic peoples including the Angles, Saxons, Danes, Franks, Frisians and Jutes. Historically, English originated from several dialects, now collectively termed Old English, which were brought to the eastern coast of the Great Britain by Germanic setllers, predominantly the Anglo-Saxons, around the 5th century. English was further influenced by the Old Norse language of Viking invaders. The most dominant dialect became the West-Saxon dialect.
Byzantine Empire
The Germanic invaders of the 5th century destroyed the western part of the Roman Empire, which fell as was replaced by kingdoms established by the invaders. The eastern part of the Roman Empire was not affected and continued to exist for nearly 1,000 years
The Vandals were an eastern Germanic tribe that invaded and sacked Rome in 455 AD. This "senseless destruction" provided the English terms for those who damage property.
The western part of the Roman Empire fell under the weight of the invasions of Germanic peoples. The eastern part of the empire continued for much longer, but it lost territories to invaders: Arabs, Slavs and then Turks. Eventually it wasbrought to an end by the Turks.
The western part of the Roman Empire fell under the weight of the invasions of Germanic peoples. The eastern part of the empire continued for much longer, but it lost territories to invaders: Arabs, Slavs and then Turks. Eventually it wasbrought to an end by the Turks.
The emperor Romulus Augustulus was deposed by Germanic invaders in 476 AD. This marked the end of the western Roman empire, although the eastern empire was still going strong.
English is a proto-Germanic language. Among other languges, it has been influenced by a number of Germanic peoples including the Angles, Saxons, Danes, Franks, Frisians and Jutes. Historically, English originated from several dialects, now collectively termed Old English, which were brought to the eastern coast of the Great Britain by Germanic setllers, predominantly the Anglo-Saxons, around the 5th century. English was further influenced by the Old Norse language of Viking invaders. The most dominant dialect became the West-Saxon dialect.
The western part of the Roman Empire was invaded by Germanic peoples from central Europe and southern Germany. Britain's invaders were from northern Germany and the north of the Netherlands. The eastern part of the Roman Empire were not affected by these invasions and continued to exist for nearly 1,000 years
The Roman Empire was split in half because the massive empire was too large to defend with too many invaders, such as the Saxons, Huns, Goths, and Germanic tribes. So Diocletian, the emperor at the time, split it in half because he thought the empire would be easier to defend. The western empire fell to a Germanic general, Odoacer, while the eastern empire, the Byzantine Empire, continued to thrive.
The term fall of Rome refers to the Roman Empire (the eastern part of this empire continued to exist for nearly 1,000 years). This part of the Roman Empire crumbled uder the weight if the invasions by the Germanic peoples. The result was that the lands of this empire were carved up by the Germanic invaders and by former Germanic allies of the Romans. The Vandals and Alans formed the kingdom of the Vandals in northern Tunisia and Eastern Algeria. The Visigoths formed their kingdom in Spain and Portugal. The Sueves formed their kingdom in north-western Spain. The Burgundians formed their kingdom in eastern France. The Franks expanded their kingdom into northern and central France. The Alemanni took over north-eastern France (Alsace and Lorraine) Switzerland and Austria. The Visigoths took over Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. Eventually the Franks took over the whole of France and the lands of the Alemanni.
The political results of the fall of the western part of the Roman Empire (the eastern part of this empire continued to exist for nearly 1,000 years) was that the land of this empire was carved up by the Germanic invaders and by former Germanic allies of the Romans. The Vandals and Alans formed the kingdom of the Vandals in northern Tunisia and Eastern Algeria. The Visigoths formed their kingdom in Spain and Portugal. The Sueves formed their kingdom in north-western Spain. The Burgundians formed their kingdom in eastern France. The Franks expanded their kingdom into northern and central France. The Alemanni took over north-eastern France (Alsace and Lorraine) Switzerland and Austria. The Visigoths took over Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. Eventually the Franks took over the whole of France and the lands of the Alemanni.
The Germanic peoples invaded the western part of the Roman Empire and caused it to fall. They eventually took over all of its lands. The eastern part of the Roman Empire was not affected by these invasions and continued to exist for nearly 1,000 years.