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The Visigoths asked for permission to settle in the lower Danube area of the Roman Empire to escape the Hun invasion of their land, Ukraine. The emperor Valens granted this in 376. The Hun expansion into eastern and central Europe was part of what historians call the migration period. It was an established view that the arrival of the Huns created a population squeeze in central Europe which caused the invasion of Gaul by the Vandals, Sueves and Alans in 406. However, this had been questioned recently. It seems more likely that safety was more of an issue.
For two centuries prior to the fall of the western part of the Roman Empire there was what historians have called the migration period, a period which lasted for several centuries after the fall of this part of the Roman Empire. Some of the Germanic peoples migrated from southern Scandinavia and northern Germany to central and Eastern Europe. The Sueves moved into southern Germany, pushing out the Celtic peoples who lived there. The Marcomanni and Quadi moved into what is now the Czech Republic, and the Gepids moved into the Hungarian plain. The Goths and the Heruli moved into Ukraine. The expansion into Eastern Europe by the Huns caused problems for some of these peoples.
The Visigoths (Goths of the west) who lived in the western part Ukraine asked the Romans for permission to settle in the lower Danube area of the Roman Empire to escape the Huns in 376. The emperor Valens granted this. The Huns had already defeated the Alans (Iranian speakers) and other Germanic peoples further east in Ukraine: the Ostrogoths (Goths of the east) Greuthungs and Heruli. These peoples were turned into vassals of the Huns. The Visigoths had also been defeated and had withdrawn to the Carpathian Mountains, an area near the border of the Roman Empire.
The Huns then pushed further west and established their main base in the Hungarian plain and incorporated the Gepids, another Germanic people, who lived there.
A mentioned, the view that failed invasion of Italy by Radagaisus (an Ostrogoth king) in 405 and the invasion of Gaul by the Sueves, Vandals and Alans in 406 was a result of the population squeeze which was caused in central Europe by the arrival of the Huns there has been questioned. The Ostrogoths Alans must have moved further west from their original lands in Ukraine, probably as a result of their vassalage to the Huns. The Vandals had originally settled north of the Danube, in the eastern Hungarian plain and some of them had been allowed to settle on the Roman side of the Danube by Constantine the Great. They moved westward when the Huns arrived there, probably to escape being defeated and submitting to them. They attacked the Roman province of Rhaetia (part of southern Germany, most of Austria and eastern Switzerland) in 401/402. They then led the invasion of Gaul by crossing the frozen river Rhine accompanied by Alans and Sueves. This was a migration in search of new lands to settle. In the case of the Sueves, they were probably either Sueves who lived in the same area as the Vandals or Sueves who lived in southern Germany and joined the Vandals as they crossed that area of to reach the Rhine or a combination of both. It is more likely that they did so due to conflict with the Huns rather than a population squeeze and the population as size of invaders does not seem to imply the latter hypothesis.
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What helped to promote cultural unity in Europe after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire?
The civilisation of the Germanic peoples.
What Problems Did The Germanic Tribes Cause to the roman empire?
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.
Why did the descendents take over the Roman Empire?
Everyone is a descendant of someone. You need tospecifywhichdescendantsyou are referring to.The peoples who took over the western part of the Roman Empire were Germanic peoples from northern and central Europe. Germanic is a term which refers to the Germanic linguisticgroup. English, German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish belong to this linguistic family.
Why did so many Germanic tribes being invading the Roman Empire?
Because, well when the Romans intered the empire at 300ad they did not know about the "Almighty God" named Sponge Bob he was one of the greatist wariors that ever lived R.I.P
When did the Roman Empire lose its power?
The western part of the Roman Empire lost its power with the invasions by the Germanic peoples. These peoples and two more Germanic peoples, who had been allowed to settle in parts of the empire and also took over lands in this part of the empire, eventually seized of its lands, except for Italy. At the end of this process, even Italy was taken over by the Ostrogoths, who were sent there by the eastern Roman Emperor to depose a usurper. The eastern part of the Roman Empire was not affected by these invasions and continued to exist for nearly 1,000 years.
Why did large numbers of germanic peoples cross into the lands of the Roman empire in the late 300s?
The Huns of Central Asia migrated South to the Germanic region causing many wars. The germanic people, seeking safety, moved into the Roman Empire
Who got attacked by Germanic invaders?
The Germanic peoples invaded the western part of the Roman Empire.
Which group responsible for the destruction of the roman empire in the west?
the Germanic tribes are responsible for the destruction of the Roman empire in the west.
Why did roman governments use Germanic warriors in its army?
Some Germanic peoples lived in the Roman Empire and fought alongside or the Roman army or fought on behalf of the Romans as Roman allies The Romans also hired Germanic mercenaries because of a shortage of Roman military manpower.
What helped promote cultural unity in Europe after the collapse of the western roman empire?
The civilisation of the Germanic peoples.
What culture replaced the urban culture of the Roman Empire?
The Germanic peoples - Goths, Bulgars, Franks and others.
What helped to promote cultural unity in Europe after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire?
The civilisation of the Germanic peoples.
What Problems Did The Germanic Tribes Cause to the roman empire?
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.
Why did Germanic's tribes invade the roman empire?
The Germanic peoples who invaded the western part of the Roman Empire where migrating peoples who were looking for new lands to settle in because of a population squeeze in central Europe. The eastern part of the Roman Empire was not affected by these invasions.
Why roman empire fall?
The western part of the Roman Empire fell under the weight of the invasions by the Germanic peoples. The eastern part of the roman Empire was not affected by these invasions and continued to exist for nearly 1,000 years.
Why did the descendents take over the Roman Empire?
Everyone is a descendant of someone. You need tospecifywhichdescendantsyou are referring to.The peoples who took over the western part of the Roman Empire were Germanic peoples from northern and central Europe. Germanic is a term which refers to the Germanic linguisticgroup. English, German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish belong to this linguistic family.
What are 6 different Germanic groups from the Roman empire?
The Germanic peoples lived to the north of the Roman Empire. Only three Germanic groups were allowed to settle within the Roman Empire: the Franks, the Visigoths and the Ostrogoths. The Germanic peoples who begun the invasion of the western part of the Roman empire with the invasion of Gaul in 406 were the Vandals, the Sueves and the Burgundians. The Alans, who were Iranian-speakers, were also part of this invasion. Al these peoples came from central Europe. The Alemanni (Germanics from southern Germany) took advantage of this invasion to seize Lorraine (in northwestern France) and Switzerland. The Angles, the Saxons and the Jutes from northern Germany and the Frisians from northern Holland (all of them were Germanic) migrated to Britain in waves and took it over.
