Culture and Fall of Rome
What were the 3 parts of the Medieval Pie?
The Romans, The Christians, The Barbarians
Who prophesied Attila would be conqueror of nations?
Hermit of the Rocks
Why did Alaric think he could attack Rome and take away riches?
He had a dream that he conquered Rome
Who invited Genseric to North Africa?
Boniface
What does TACL stand for?
Technology, Arts, Customs & Language
Who peersuaded Attila not the attack Rome?
Pope Leo I
Where did Alaric attack before traveling to Rome?
Greece (or Athens)
Vandals
In Gaul
describe the fall of Rome
slow, gradual decline
Who was the Visigoth chief who joined Rome against Attila?
Theodoric
Name the Roman general who forced Alaric to flee?
Stilicho
Who invited Genseric to Rome?
Eudoxia
What was Clovis's wife's name
Clothide
Why did the Barbarians want to settle on Roman land?
protection
Thorismond
What Emperor made Alaric governor in Greece?
Honorius
Why did the empress invite Genseric to Rome
She was afraid of Maximus, who murdered her husband.
The Alemanni
Eternal Rome was a symbol of ...
strength and stability
What was the prophecy about Attila's death
he would die when he married the love of his life
What buildings did Alaric spare from destruction?
What English word means to destroy without thought or reason?
Vandalism
What family was Clovis from
Merovingian