The Conquerors

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The Conquerors
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1. Goths

• Lived in the Balkan Peninsula
• Divided into 2 groups
• Ostrogoths (East Goths)
• Visigoths (West Goths)

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1. Goths (cont.)

• Attacked by Huns in the late 300s
• Led by Attila

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1. Goths (cont.)

• Huns conquered East Goths
• West Goths were afraid that the Huns would attack
  them and asked the Romans for help

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1. Goths (cont.)

• West Goths moved into Rome and gave up weapons

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1. Goths (cont.)

• Trouble broke out between West Goths and Romans

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1. Goths (cont.)

• Romans kidnapped and enslaved Goths
• West Goths rebelled against Romans and defeated
  them at Adrianople

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1. Goths (cont.)

• Later the West Goths captured Rome

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1. Goths (cont.)

• West Goths continue on to Gaul and Spain
• Ended Roman rule in Spain and drove out the
  Vandals

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2. Vandals

• Forced out of Spain
• Crossed into North Africa

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2. Vandals (cont.)

• Became pirates and attacked cities along the
  Mediterranean
• Attacked/Burned Rome in 455
• Returned to North Africa