In about 387 BC a people called the Gauls attacked Rome and took over they city. Soldiers from the Senone Tribe of the Gauls (who were from Marche, on the east coast of Central Italy) sacked Rome, but did not take it over. They left after Rome agreed to pay 1,000 pounds of Gold. It is thought that they were mercenaries hired by Hierro of Syracuse (in Sicily) on their way south to Calabria (the toe of Italy) to fight there. They were interested in booty and ransom, not in taking over. The date of the Gallic sack is uncertain. 390 BC and 387 BC are two possible dates. Historians tend to settle for 390 BC.
German is a west Germanic language. It is descended from the proto-Germanic language. For more information, see the links below.
Over the centuries the Germanic people have fought in many wars and have conquered several peoples/countries.For instance:In 955, Otto I defeated the Hungarians at Battle of Lechfeld. In the Franco-Prussian War (1870), the Prussian (North German Confederation) army defeated France & annexed Alsace-Lorraine.And the German Armed Forces invaded Poland in 1939.
They had their victories - and the had their losses - notably against Pyrrhus, Carthage and the Germanic tribes. Their biggest strength lay in their Italian allies who provided large manpower reserves which enabled Rome to bounce back after defeats.
The Romans had been slowly losing there power gradually after colonising Britain. The Germanic tribes had been pushing through Gaul and into Northern Italy. The Romans slowly lost their holdings until only Italy was left, then they were crushed.
The Romans considered them barbaric and when an alliance was tried it ended in the Germanic tribes ambushed and defeated three Roman legions in the Teutoburg Forest. The Romans were never able to conquer Germanic territories east of the Rhine river.
Hastings! To be picky, William's Norman forces defeated the Saxon army at Hastings. English is a mixture of Norman French and Germanic Saxon culture and language.
Clovis. Son of Childeric I. He also defeated Gaul.
In about 387 BC a people called the Gauls attacked Rome and took over they city. Soldiers from the Senone Tribe of the Gauls (who were from Marche, on the east coast of Central Italy) sacked Rome, but did not take it over. They left after Rome agreed to pay 1,000 pounds of Gold. It is thought that they were mercenaries hired by Hierro of Syracuse (in Sicily) on their way south to Calabria (the toe of Italy) to fight there. They were interested in booty and ransom, not in taking over. The date of the Gallic sack is uncertain. 390 BC and 387 BC are two possible dates. Historians tend to settle for 390 BC.
The Visigoths rebelled against the Romans from 376 to 378. In 378 they defeated emperor Valens and the Battle of Adrianople.
When the Germanic invasion threatened and the border army was defeated, they recruited the unpropertied class into the army to provide the numbers to match the invaders.
Germanic languages were spoken by ancient Germanic tribes and later evolved into modern German, English, Dutch, and other languages. Some famous Germanic-speaking figures include the Anglo-Saxon warriors who invaded England, Charlemagne of the Franks, and the Gothic tribes in Eastern Europe.
Vandalism stems from the word Vandals who were members of a Germanic tribe who conquered Spain, North Africa and Rome around 455 AD. They were defeated at Carthage in 533 AD
The Franks considered themselves a powerful and influential Germanic tribe. They believed in their military prowess and sought to strengthen their kingdom through conquest and expansion. They also embraced Christianity as a unifying cultural and religious force.
Wolfgang Golther has written: 'Handbuch der germanischen Mythologie' -- subject(s): Culture, Germanic, Germanic Culture, Germanic Mythology, Germanic peoples, Mythology, Germanic, Religion
Gaius Marius was the consul for Rome and was elected seven times. Marius defeated the invading Germanic tribes, his career was of great significance for Rome's transformation from Republic to Empire.
Charlemagne defeated most of the remaining Germanic tribes in Europe and created a Christian empire that included almost all of modern Europe, known as the Holy Roman Empire.