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The '''Visigoths''' were a confederacy of [[Germanic tribe]]s, who migrated from the Baltic area to the Danube River, pressed by the advancing [[Huns]].  They were offered entrance into [[Roman|Rome]] territory on peaceful terms by the Emperor [[Valens]].  However, the Romans did not provide the Visigoths with enough food, forcing them to sell their children into slavery in exchange for the meat of dogs.  

The '''Visigoths''' were a confederacy of [[Germanic tribe]]s, who migrated from the Baltic area to the Danube River, pressed by the advancing [[Huns]].  They were offered entrance into [[Roman|Rome]] territory on peaceful terms by the Emperor [[Valens]].  However, the Romans did not provide the Visigoths with enough food and provisions as a famine struck.

So the Visigoths rose up against the Romans and crushed their main army at the [[Battle of Adrianople]].  As the [[Roman Empire]] became more shaky, they found it more difficult to stop the Visigoths and other barbarian tribes.  This culminated in the Visigothic sacking of [[Rome]] in 410 A.D., under the rule of [[Alaric I]].  [[Saint Augustine]] chronicled this horrific defeat, and the shockwave it sent throughout the world, intellectually and physically, in his major work, ''[[City of God]]."  

The Visigoths rose up against the Romans and crushed their main army at the [[Battle of Adrianople]].  As the [[Roman Empire]] became more unstable, they found it more difficult to stop the Visigoths and other barbarian tribes.  This culminated in the Visigothic sacking of [[Rome]] in 410 A.D., under the rule of [[Alaric I]].  [[Saint Augustine]] chronicled this horrific defeat, and the shockwave it sent throughout the world, intellectually and physically, in his major work, ''[[City of God]]."  

Following the collapse of the Roman Empire, the Visigoths gained control over [[Rome]] when they deposed [[Romulus Augustulus]], the last emperor, in 476 A.D.  However, they were later defeated by the [[Ostrogoths]] under the command of [[Theoderic]], on orders from the [[Byzantine]] ruler [[Zeno]].

Following the collapse of the Roman Empire, the Visigoths gained control over [[Rome]] when they deposed [[Romulus Augustulus]], the last emperor, in 476 A.D.  However, they were later defeated by the [[Ostrogoths]] under the command of [[Theoderic]], on orders from the [[Byzantine]] ruler [[Zeno]].

The Visigoths eventually moved to settle South Western Gaul ([[France]]) with Tolouse as their capital, but were defeated by the [[Franks]] under [[Clovis]] and henceforward had their territory in [[Spain]] with Toledo as their capital.  They became [[Roman Catholic]] whilst in Spain, having before been [[Arian]].   

The Visigoths eventually moved to settle South Western Gaul ([[France]]) with Tolouse as their capital, but were defeated by the [[Franks]] under [[Clovis]] and henceforward had their territory in [[Spain]] with Toledo as their capital.  They later converted to [[Roman Catholic]] whilst in Spain under King Reccared, having before been [[Arianism|Arian]].   

The Visigothic Kingdom in Spain fell to the Islamic [[Moors]] in AD 711.  Their last king was Roderick.  

The Visigothic Kingdom in Spain fell to the Islamic [[Moors]] in AD 711.  Their last king was Roderick.  

[[category:European History]]

[[category:European History]]