Timeline
Best class day of the week
Tuesdays! for FMMA!
Visigoth chief who sacked Rome
Who was Alaric?
"Here I will perish in the flames, Rather than surrender to my enemies!"
Attila
distinctive clothing of a monk
What is a habit?
Roman emperor who allowed Goths into Roman territory
Who was Valens?
Sack of Rome by Alaric
What happened in 410 AD?
E. Goths, settled in N. Italy
Who were the Ostrogoths?
"Rome always needs soldiers"
Valens
to plunder in war
What does it mean to pillage?
The Roman general who defeated Alaric at Verona
Who was Stilicho?
Battle of Chalons
Germanic ppl from the Baltic region, settled in S. Spain & N. Africa?
Who were the Vandals?
"A boy has come to fight me!"
destroyer of public/private property
What is a vandal?
Chief of the Huns; "Scourge of God"
Who was Attila?
Deposition of the Last Western Roman emperor
What happened in 476 AD?
Confederation of ppl of NW Germany
Who were the Franks?
"Never shall I go back to Spain until I am master of Africa."
Genseric
religiously reverent
What does it mean to be pious?
Established monastatic order with vows of poverty, chastity, & obedience
Who was St. Benedict?
Baptism of Clovis
What happened in 496 AD?
Germanic ppl settled in East. Gaul
Who were the Alemanni?
"To be master of the Roman Empire, that is indeed worth trying for."
Alaric
expert in the art of speaking effectively
What is a rhetorician?
Pope who persuaded chief of the Huns not to attack Rome
Who was Leo I?