and relentless barbarian invasions. As these invaders carved out new realms on the remnants of Rome in Western Europe, the Eastern Roman Empire persisted until its eventual fall to Ottoman forces ...

To help repel these attacks, Rome began forming complex alliances and counter-alliances with the barbarians. More and more, the empire relied on German mercenaries to serve in its army.

Roman troops stationed at Hadrian's Wall on the empire's northern frontier rebelled and three different "barbarian" groups invaded Roman Britain, with the Picts atta ...

The "Barbarian Conspiracy" of 367 CE was one of the most severe threats to Rome's hold on Britain since ... Hadrian's wall rebelled and allowed the Picts to attack the Roman province by land ...