The British Rebellion
Who was the leader of a tribe of Celts in the Roman province of Britain?
Boadicea
The Roman Empire was too large for any one army to protect from _________.
Invaders
The Huns were a group of barbarians from Central Asia who attacked Rome on strong, fast _______.
warhorses
_______was a brave Roman warrior who grew up with a barbarian dad and a Roman mom. He later married the Roman emperor's daughter, Serena.
Stilicho
Only two years after Stilicho's execution, the Visigoths finally marched to ______.
Rome
Why were the Romans embarrassed to be beaten by Boadicea?
She was a woman.
The emperor Diocletian realized that no one ruler could keep Rome safe. What did he decide to do?
He decided to break it into two pieces: The Eastern Roman Empire and the Western Roman Empire
The leader of the Huns was named _______.
Attila
The emperor put Stilicho in charge of the whole Roman _____ after he saw he was a brave soldier.
army
The emperor and his court _____ to a small city in the middle of a swamp.
fled
The Romans claimed to see and hear many strange things because they were _______ of Boadicea and her warriors.
Terrified
Diocletian ruled the Eastern Roman Empire while _______ was chosen to rule the Western Roman Empire.
Maximian
The Roman emperor's ___________ sent a letter to the Huns offering to marry him.
sister
Stilicho was charged with keeping the _________ away, but they could never destroy them. They would return to fight again, exhausting the Roman army.
Visigoths
The Eastern Roman Empire didn't help the Western Roman Empire because they were afraid that other _______ might attack the city while it was unprotected.
barbarians
How many warriors were fighting for the Celts and for the Romans?
Celts had 100,000 and Romans had 10,000
What were the capital cities of the two halves of the empire?
Rome and Constantinople
The Huns left Italy after the _________ paid a large amount of money to them.
Emperor
After many battles, Stilicho returned to Rome and told the people they couldn't beat the Visigoths. He said to send 4,000 pounds of ________, to be left in peace. Finally, they agreed.
gold
The Visigoths were a group of barbarians who destroyed and ripped down _________ and stole __________ and jewelry. But they didn't kill people or destroy Rome's churches.
Golden statues and coins
Who won the battle between the Celts and Romans? How were they able to win?
The Romans won because the listened to and obeyed their leaders.
What did the Romans call the people who continued to invade Rome?
Barbarians
The Huns leader died of a ________ before he could marry the emperor's sister.
Nosebleed
The people of Rome became even poorer and hungrier after giving away their gold and blamed Stilicho. They eventually demanded his ______. But this was a mistake.
execution
45 years after the Visigoth attack, another barbarian tribe called the _____________ destroyed Rome and captured the Romans as slaves.
Vandals