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They were one of the two main branches of the Goths a tribe of Germanic origin. They were among the barbarian groups that terrorized the Roman Empire during its decline.They originated in the Balkans and paved their way into the history books when under the leadership of Alaric I moved into Italy and sacked Rome in 410 AD Their kingdom eventually fell around 711 or 712 when invading Arabs and Berbers took over.One of their lasting legacies was their law code called the Liber iduiciorum which formed the basis for legal procedure in the Christian areas of the Iberian Peninsula for centuries afterward.
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Who are the Visigoths and why are they important?
The Visigoths were a Germanic group
Who were the Visigoths why were they important?
The Visigoths were a Germanic group
What is the present day name for Visigoths?
The descendants of the Visigoths are known as Germans.
What German tribe that sought protection inside the Roman Empire?
vice Visigoths
Who was the roman empire killed by the Visigoths?
The Visigoths killed the Roman Emperor Valens at Adrianople.
Who were the visigoths?
The Visigoths were the western tribe of the Goths that settled west on the Black Sea in the third century.
Who were Visigoths?
The Visigoths were the western tribe of the Goths that settled west on the Black Sea in the third century.
Were the Visigoths the same as the barbarians?
The Visigoths were a group of tribes in what is now Germany prior to the fall of the Western Roman Empire (476 AD). The Visigoths were, among other tribes, considered barbarians by the Romans.
Who were the Roman Visigoths?
The Visigoths were a group of people in the time of Charlemagne; members of a branch of the Goth people. The Visigoths invaded the Roman Empire between the 3rd and 5th centuries AD. They ruled what is now Spain until 711, when they were defeated and overruled by the Moors.
What ethnicity were the Visigoths?
German
Who besieged Rome and occupied southwest Gaul?
The Visigoths did. Later they occupied Spain and Portugal and were pushed out of southwestern Gaul by the Franks,
Who was the leader of the visigoths?
Alaric the 1st was a Visigoth cheiftain who brought down a portion of the roman empire.
