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The '''Visigoths''' were a confederacy of Germanic tribes, 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 Visigoths and Romans had a falling out and 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 Visigoth sacking of [[Rome]] in 410 A.D., under the rule of [[Alaric the Visigoth]]. [[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''' were a confederacy of Germanic tribes, 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 Visigoths and Romans had a falling out and 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 Visigoth 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]].
[[category:European History]]
[[category:European History]]