As the barbarian tribes invaded Rome and caused its fall in 476, these new powers carried Arianism in their wake. These include the [[Visigoths]], [[Vandals]], [[Burgudians]] and especially [[Theoderic the Great]] and his [[Ostrogoths]]. Centuries passed before the trinitarians prevailed in those regions. The 5th Ecumenical Council in 553 ended the last outreaches of Arianism within greater Europe.<ref>J. Herrin, ''The Formation of Christendom.'' (1987)</ref> | As the barbarian tribes invaded Rome and caused its fall in 476, these new powers carried Arianism in their wake. These include the [[Visigoths]], [[Vandals]], [[Burgudians]] and especially [[Theoderic the Great]] and his [[Ostrogoths]]. Centuries passed before the trinitarians prevailed in those regions. The 5th Ecumenical Council in 553 ended the last outreaches of Arianism within greater Europe.<ref>J. Herrin, ''The Formation of Christendom.'' (1987)</ref> |