The barbarian tribes which invaded [[Rome]], and caused its fall in 476, were often Arians. The [[Visigoths]] and the [[Ostrogoths]], and especially [[Theoderic]], were followers of the Arian heresy. It would take centuries before the [[trinity|trinitarian]] view prevailed in those regions. | The barbarian tribes which invaded [[Rome]], and caused its fall in 476, were often Arians. The [[Visigoths]] and the [[Ostrogoths]], and especially [[Theoderic]], were followers of the Arian heresy. It would take centuries before the [[trinity|trinitarian]] view prevailed in those regions. |