Migration in Roman Empire
During the Migration Period the Roman Empire was invaded by many refugees during different times and for different reasons and purposes. The Migration Period was between the AD 300 and 700. Roman Empire was invaded by many groups of people like Visigoths, Celts and more. All the group of migrations that invaded Rome got the empire to the point of its fall. As many know Roman Empire was very powerful and strong but even they felt under the pressure of other groups of people that invaded them. After all the struggles that the Roman Empire had because of the immigrants they were vulnerable in military strengths. The main questions that many might ask you was: who migrated to Roman Empire and what was their purpose of migrating there.
The first migration that invaded the Roman Empire was the Visigoths. Visigoths were people from Germany they were a western tribe which were settled in the west of the Black Sea. They invaded Rome during the Migration Age and they migrated to Roman Empire in 376. When Visigoths invaded Rome they wanted to defend Danube frontier. Instead they invaded Italy and were sacking Rome in 410. Also when Visigoths invaded Rome, Roman people were not prepared for this big group of people to invade them. Visigoths were living in the south of Danube because Romans allowed them to settle there. Romans were demanding the Visigoths and because of this they attacked Roman Empire in AD 378, and two thirds of the Romans were killed even their emperor named Valens was killed but his body was never found. After this invasion the relationship with their neighbors changed a lot. From AD 395 Visigoths became very agitated, and they had a new ruler named Alaric. Alaric wants more from Romans like more funds, better territory. After a long journal through Europe by 401 the Visigoths reach to Rome. When they left Rome they didn’t destroy the city but were laden with plunder. The Visigoths were the first enemy that entered in Rome and stayed there for eight centuries exactly by the time in 390 BC the Celts arrived in Rome.
The next group of migrants, that invaded Roman Empire where the Celts. Celts were a diverse tribe because their culture formed during the Iron Age. They went through Alps to the south and in 390 they reached Rome and even attached them.
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The first reason why Rome had a huge decline and why it fell was that they were invaded several times by foreign invaders. One of the groups that had invaded them various times were The Huns. The Huns were thought of as ignorant of the right and wrong. They also were thought of as very destructive and savage. One reason they were able to get into the empire of Rome was that Roman soldiers would get into contact or a fight with each other. This caused/made entry ways into Rome since the soldiers that would get in fights with each other would leave holes or entries where the soldiers were protecting for invaders etc.
BBC. (n.d.). BBC - Primary History - Romans - Invasion. BBC - Homepage. Retrieved February 26, 2011, from http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/romans/invasion/
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