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Who was one of Julius Caesar's major opponents in Gaul?
The Gallic leader Vercingetorix.
What did king clovis do in 496 ad that won him support of the Romans living in his kingdom?
he rejected the roman legacy in his rule of Gaul
Which invasions weakened the western Roman Empire?
The Vandals, Sueves and Alans crossed into Gaul in 406 from central Europe. The Vandals and Sueves were Germanic peoples. The Alans were Iranian speakers.The Vandals ravaged Gaul and moved to Spain. Later they went to Africa where they established a kingdom. The used Africa as a base for raids in the European shores of the Mediterranean. They sacked Rome in 455. This is the origin of the current meaning of the word vandal. The Sueves and the Alans moved into Spain and Portugal and were later absorbed into the kingdom of the Visigoths.The Burgundians are thought to have been part of this wave of migration into Gaul, though there is not a written record of when they invaded. They settled in eastern France and established the kingdom of Burgundy.The Alemanni of southern Germany took advantage of the invasion of 406 to take over Alsace, Lorraine and Switzerland.The Angles, the Saxons and the Jutes from northern Germany and the Frisians of northern Holland migrated to Britannia in many waves.
Where did the center power move after rome fell?
The term fall of Rome refers to the fall of the western part of the Roman Empire, rather than the fall of the city of Rome, which fell under the weight of the invasions by the germanic peoples. The eastern part of the Roman empire was not affected and continued to exist for nearly 1,000 years. The Germanic peoples who invaded the western part of the Roman Empire formed their own kingdoms in its former areas. The Vandals established a kingdom in north-western Africa, the Visigoths established one in and south-western France, Spain and Potugal the Burgundians established one in Burgundy and Savoy in eastern France, while the Alemanni of southern Germany took over Alsace (in north-eastern France) and the Swiss plateau. The group which increased gradually its power the most was the Franks. They had been allowed to settle in Holland south if the river Rhine by the Romans. They took over a Roman rump state in central Gaul (the Domain of Soissons) in 486, the territories of the Alemanni in 496- 506, the territory of the Visigoths in Gaul in 507 and the territory of the Burgundians in 533. Thus they formed the largest kingdom in Europe which covered central and southern Germany, Southern Germany, Switzerland and most of Gaul. Later they expanded further, taking over the last territories in Gaul by 778 and Bavaria and Austria in 778. Later still Charlemagne established the Carolingian empire. Pope Leo III gave him Italy and crowned him emperor in exchange for ending Lombards rule in Italy The then invaded northern Germany and a part of northern Spain in the early 9th century. Thus, the Franks eventually came to rule most of continental western Europe.
What was the ancient name for France?
Gaul
Who was one of Julius Caesar's major opponents in Gaul?
The Gallic leader Vercingetorix.
What did king clovis do in 496 ad that won him support of the Romans living in his kingdom?
he rejected the roman legacy in his rule of Gaul
Which group most increased its power when the Roman Empire fell?
When the western part of the Roman Empire fell, the Germanic peoples who had invaded it formed their own kingdoms in areas of this empire. The Vandals established a kingdom in northwestern Africa, the Visigoths established one in Spain and southwestern France and the Burgundians established one in Burgundy and Savoy in eastern France, while the Alemanni of southern Germany took over Alsace (in northeastern France) and the Swiss plateau. The group which increased it power the most was the Franks, but that was after the fall of the western part of the Roman Empire and they did so gradually. They had been allowed to settle in Holland south if the river Rhine by the Romans. They took over a break away Roman state in central Gaul in 486, the territories of the Alemanni in 496 or 506, the territory of the Visigoths in Gaul in 507 and the territory of the Burgunians in 533. Thus they formed the largest kingdom in Europe which covered the original Frankish lands in Central Germany, Southern Germany, Switzerland and most of Gaul. Later they expanded further, taking over the last territories in Gaul by 778 and Bavaria and Austria in 778. Later still Charlemagne established the Carolingian empire. Pope Leo III gave him Italy and crowned him emperor in exchange for ending Lombards rule in Italy The then invaded northern Germany and a part of northern Spain in the early 9th century. Thus, the Franks eventually came to rule most of continental western Europe.
Who were the visigoths describe their achievements?
the Visigoths separated from the Ostrogoths in the 4th century ad, raided Roman territories repeatedly, and established great kingdoms in Gaul and Spain.
What role did Attila play in the collapse of Rome?
The Huns conquered the area around Hungary. Attila forced several of the local peoples to become allies/client states. Other peoples invaded Gaul to escape the Huns. These were the Vandals, Sueve, Alands and ,possibly, the Burgundians. The Vandals raided Gaul, moved to Spain and eventually established a kingdom in Africa. The Sueves and Alans settled in Portugal and areas of Spain. The Burgundians established a kingdom in the Rhone valley area of Gaul. The Alemanni of southern Germany took advantage of this invasion to take over Switzerland, Alsace and Lorraine. Thus, Attila contributed to invasions in the Western Roman Empire, loss of lands and destabilisation of the empire. Attila also tried to invade Gaul, but was defeated and repelled by a combined army of Romans, Franks and Visigoths. Soon after this he died and his empire collapsed.
What roman general captured Gaul?
Th leader of the group was called Clovis ,so basically hes their general :D
Which invasions weakened the western Roman Empire?
The Vandals, Sueves and Alans crossed into Gaul in 406 from central Europe. The Vandals and Sueves were Germanic peoples. The Alans were Iranian speakers.The Vandals ravaged Gaul and moved to Spain. Later they went to Africa where they established a kingdom. The used Africa as a base for raids in the European shores of the Mediterranean. They sacked Rome in 455. This is the origin of the current meaning of the word vandal. The Sueves and the Alans moved into Spain and Portugal and were later absorbed into the kingdom of the Visigoths.The Burgundians are thought to have been part of this wave of migration into Gaul, though there is not a written record of when they invaded. They settled in eastern France and established the kingdom of Burgundy.The Alemanni of southern Germany took advantage of the invasion of 406 to take over Alsace, Lorraine and Switzerland.The Angles, the Saxons and the Jutes from northern Germany and the Frisians of northern Holland migrated to Britannia in many waves.
Has Paris always been the capital of France?
Only since 508 when Clovis established the Kingdom of the Franks. In Roman times the chief city of Gaul was Lugdunum (Lyon).
Where did the center power move after rome fell?
The term fall of Rome refers to the fall of the western part of the Roman Empire, rather than the fall of the city of Rome, which fell under the weight of the invasions by the germanic peoples. The eastern part of the Roman empire was not affected and continued to exist for nearly 1,000 years. The Germanic peoples who invaded the western part of the Roman Empire formed their own kingdoms in its former areas. The Vandals established a kingdom in north-western Africa, the Visigoths established one in and south-western France, Spain and Potugal the Burgundians established one in Burgundy and Savoy in eastern France, while the Alemanni of southern Germany took over Alsace (in north-eastern France) and the Swiss plateau. The group which increased gradually its power the most was the Franks. They had been allowed to settle in Holland south if the river Rhine by the Romans. They took over a Roman rump state in central Gaul (the Domain of Soissons) in 486, the territories of the Alemanni in 496- 506, the territory of the Visigoths in Gaul in 507 and the territory of the Burgundians in 533. Thus they formed the largest kingdom in Europe which covered central and southern Germany, Southern Germany, Switzerland and most of Gaul. Later they expanded further, taking over the last territories in Gaul by 778 and Bavaria and Austria in 778. Later still Charlemagne established the Carolingian empire. Pope Leo III gave him Italy and crowned him emperor in exchange for ending Lombards rule in Italy The then invaded northern Germany and a part of northern Spain in the early 9th century. Thus, the Franks eventually came to rule most of continental western Europe.
When Caesar was at the head of the army he conquered Gaul and raided where?
He wasn't head of the army, he was governor of Gaul and had command of that part of the Roman army allotted to that province. He invaded Britain to put an end to the assistance the Britons were giving to revolutions by their kinsmen in Gaul. He established client kings in Britain and levied an ongoing tribute. A bit more than a raid. He didn't leave troops there as he needed them back in Gaul, relying on the client kings to keep the peace and stop interference in Gaul. Maybe the weather also put him off staying.
When did Clovis became king?
Clovis ruled Gaul, or what is now known as France. Clovis united all the small Frankish kingdoms, and most of what was once calledthe Roman Gaul. When he died, his kingdom was split in four and one piece given to each of his sons.
What happened to roman solders guarding roads after rome fell?
After the fall of western part of the Roman Empire, the Roman army disappeared. o did the soldiers who guarded the frontiers and the roads. The lands of the western part of the Roman Empire were divided into kingdoms created by the Germanic invaders who took them over: the kingdom of the Vandals in northwestern Africa, the kingdom of the Visigoths in Spain, Portugal and, for a while, southwestern France, the kingdom of the Burgundians in eastern France and the kingdom of the Franks in northern and central Gaul, Belgium, Holland south of the river Rhine and Germany west of the Rhine.
