Conquerors of the Roman Empire: the Goths

Name: Conquerors of the Roman Empire: the Goths
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ISBN: 9781473837645

ISBN-10: 1473837642

ISBN-13: 9781473837645

Edition: 2017

Authors: Simon MacDowall

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In the late 4th century, pressure from the Huns forced the Goths to cross the Danube into the Roman Empire. The resultant Battle of Adrianople in 378 was one of Rome's greatest defeats. Both western (Visigoth) and eastern (Ostrogoth) branches of the Goths had a complex relationship with the Romans, sometimes fighting as their allies against other 'barbarian' interlopers but carving out their own kingdoms in the process. Under Alaric the Visigoths sacked Rome itself in 410 and went on to establish a kingdom in Gaul (France). They helped the Romans defeat the Hunnic invasion of Gaul at Chalons in 451 but continued to expand at Roman expense. Defeated by the Franks they then took Spain from…

Book details

List price: $19.99
Copyright year: 2017
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Limited
Publication date: 5/30/2017
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 176
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English