The West Collapses

The West Collapses

Constantine's death

The Huns arrive

• Central Eurasia - Nomads

• Crisis - northern border

• China, Persi and India

The Huns arrive

• Decline in trade

• Solk roads and other land routes across Eurasia

• Leader Attila

• Chalons

• Germans fled

The Germans invade

Danube river

German Goths

Refuge

The Battle of Adrianople

• Goths defeated Romans

• Gothic invasions followed

Mercenaries

• Soldier for payment

• Loyal

• Germans

• Rome failed to stop invasions

The Emperor Theodosius

• Took over the disaster

• Last to rule both east and west of Rome

• Christian orthodoxy supporter

• Christianity oficial religion

The Emperor Theodosius

• Death

• Germans - seize provinces

• Roman troops pulled ot of Britain

• Western empire fell apart

• Germand dominated Roman emperors

• Emperors lost power

The Fall of Rome

• Goths looted the city

• The Vandals plundered Rome

• Rome never recovered

• German General Odoacer

• King of Italy

• Eastern - Byzantine survived

Multiple Choice

Who arrived Rome first?

• Germans

• Vandals

• Goths

• Huns

Multiple Choice

Who followed the Huns?

• Germans

• Vandals

• Goths

• Huns

Multiple Choice

When were Romans defeated?

• The Battle of Chalons

• The Battle of Adrianople

Multiple Choice

Who were not loyal?

• Romans soldiers

• German soldiers

• Mercenaries

Multiple Choice

Who came to power after the Battle of Adrianople?

• Romulus Augustus

• Theodosius

• Odoacer