Fall of Rome
This was the river that the various Germanic-speaking barbarian tribes crossed in order to enter into the Western Roman Empire
What is the Rhine River
This Ostrogothic leader conquered Italy at the behest of Eastern Emperor Zeno
Who is Theodoric the Great
The method by which Jesus of Nazareth was executed by the Roman state
What is Crucifixion
This was established by Diocletian to allow the Roman Empire to be more easily governed.
What is the Tetrarchy
The first Christian Roman Emperor
Who is Constantine
This Roman general was responsible for the defense of the Western Empire during the reign of Honorius until he was arrested and killed in 408 A.D.
Who is Stilicho
This kingdom conquered the majority of Gaul by 511 A.D.
Who are the Franks
One of the four Latin doctors of the Church who wrote the City of God and Confessions.
Who is Augustine of Hippo
This was the person who ruled on behalf of a ruler who was not capable of ruling, often due to being too young.
What is a regent
The parent and regent for Valentinian III known for being a political mastermind and being kidnapped after the Sack of Rome in 410 A.D.
Who is Galla Placidia
This was the province from which the Western Roman Empire got the majority of its food supply
What is North Africa
This was the kingdom responsible for the Sack of Rome in 455 A.D.
Who are the Vandals
A heretical sect of early Christians who believed that Jesus was not human but rather a spirit or ghost
Who are the Docetists
What are Foederati
The leader who deposed Romulus Augustulus, the last official Western Emperor, and established his own kingdom in Italy
This was the battle at which a combined force of Romans and Visigoths defeated Attila the Hun in 451
What is the Battle of Chalons
This was the illegitimate Visigoth king overthrown by Theodoric the Great in favor of the infant legitimate son of Alaric II, Amalaric.
Who is Gesalec
The council that declared Arianism as a heresy and established the basic beliefs of Christianity
What is the Council of Nicea
This was the highest ranking military position in the Roman Empire below the Emperor himself
What is the magister militum
The most renowned leader in Sassanid history, known for his repeated victories against Rome
Who is Shapur II
This city became the Capitol of the Western Empire after 401 A.D.
What is Ravenna
These were the three kingdoms of the Heptarchy established by the Angles
What is Northumbria, East Anglia, and Mercia
The idea that Jesus Christ is fully Man and fully God
What is the Hypostatic Union
These two types of soldiers replaced the former legionary system in order to allow the Roman Empire to take a more defensive approach to warfare.
What are the Limitanei and the Comitatenses
The regent for Theodosius II responsible for the construction of the Theodosian walls, the strengthening of the food transport infrastructure of the Eastern Roman Empire, and for making peace with the Sassanids
Who is Anthemius