THE ECONOMIC HISTORY THE WESTERN ROMAN EMPIRE THE INVASION OF BARBARIAN TRIBES STATE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS TORNADO PURPOSE DOCUMENT SUMMARIZE PERIOD BARBARIAN INVASION THE THIRD FIFTH CENTURY PRIMARY SOURCE MATERIAL LECTURES THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE PUBLISHED EUROPE PROFESSOR PRESENTED COHERENT VIEW INVASIONS WORK HISTORICAL PARTICULARLY THE EARLY BACKGROUND RECENT BOOK REVISION SHORTCOMINGS ESSENTIAL BARBARIANS THE GERMANS BRIEF INTERLUDE HUNNIC SLAVIC MAGYAR GERMANIC PEOPLES GERMANIC TRIBES LIVED SCANDINAVIA THE LAND THE ELBE ODER THE WEST RIVER CELTIC PEOPLE THE EAST THE ODER BALTIC PEOPLE CENTURIES THE GERMAN PUSHED WEST DRIVING THE CELTS THE BORDER THE RHINE ELBE REGION UPPER ELBE SOUTHERN GERMANY THE BALTIC VISTULA MIGRATION EXPANSION THE WESTERN GERMANIC LANGUAGE CUSTOMS ECONOMY HUNTING POPULATION GROWTH FORCING TERRITORY ACQUIRED SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC STRUCTURE HAD TO AREA NORTH CENTRAL THAT TIME AREAS CLEAR THE FACE THINGS CONQUEST NEW TERRITORIES ON THE BORDER ADOPTION AGRICULTURE IN ORDER FEED PEOPLE EXISTING CLEARANCE FOREST PASTURE TRIBAL LIVESTOCK ORDER OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE THE DESCENDANTS HEREAFTER EASTERN GERMANIC CONTRAST TOUGH GERMAN MATCH MILITARY THUS HERDING GERMANIC PEOPLE THE PRACTICE HISTORICAL EVIDENCE ORIGIN THE GOTHS ISLAND SECOND CENTURY THE GOTH VISTULA RIVER NORTH THE BLACK IN THE BLACK THE GOTHIC DIVIDED THE OSTROGOTHS NAME OSTROGOTHS MEANS EASTERN GOTHS VISIGOTH MEAN WESTERN GOTHS BESIDES THE OTHER THE VANDALS BURGUNDIANS THE LOMBARDS NAMES APPEAR HISTORY OF WESTERN ORIGINAL POLITICAL AMALGAMATION CONFEDERATION FAMILIAR THE FRANKS FREE SETTLED ROMAN THURINGIANS ALAMANI MADE UP GERMANS LANGUAGES OF EUROPE DERIVED POLITICAL SYSTEMS VIRTUALLY DEMOCRACIES FREEMEN THE TRIBE SOVREIGN RULED LEADERS DIFFERENCE TRIBAL GROUPS KINGS NATURE THE KING THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER THE ASSEMBLY GRAF ANYONE WISHED MONARCHICAL CERTAIN ROYAL FAMILIES KINGSHIP WAS TO DEGREE HEREDITARY IRONIC THREATS THE ROMAN FRONTIER THIRD CENTURY WEAK STRONG CHALLENGE PARTHIAN EMPIRE RESOURCES THE EMPIRE THE ROMANS CONTROL THE MOUTH THE DANUBE RIVER THE BLACK SEA THE DANUBE THE REGION PRESENT DAY IN 25 LURED ARMY THE COMMAND EMPEROR DECIUS SWAMPY VICTORY BOATS SHIPS CITIES EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN CLAUDIUS FINALLY ABLE IN 26 PEACE EMPEROR CLAUDIUS CLAUDIUS GOTHICUS RULE LAST EMPEROR AURELIAN REALITIES THE MILITARY SITUATION DACIA TROOPS LEAVING ONCE AGAIN NORTHERN EASTERN IN 32 EMPEROR CONSTANTINE TREATY VISIGOTHS CONFEDERATES IN RETURN ANNUAL SUBSIDY HELP BEYOND DNIESTER RIVER DIFFERENCES GENERALLY ARCHAIC GOTHIC SOCIETY THE NUMBERS ESTIMATE NUMBER INVOLVED ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND ITALY SOUTHEASTERN FRANCE PROBABLY TWENTY FIVE SIZE VANDAL CROSSED THE STRAIT GILBRALTAR EIGHTY THE INVASION PERCENT POPULATION TERRITORIES THIS WAS ENOUGH CONQUER THE CULTURE THE PEOPLE THE SARMATIANS THE ALANS PRINCIPAL TRIBE SPOKE THE IRANIAN LANGUAGE FAMILY ROMAN EMPEROR ALANS SOUTHWEST FRANCE CELTIC PROTECT CHALLENGES HEAVY FINANCES THE BURDEN RAISING FUNDS THREATENING EMPEROR DIOCLETIAN UNDERTOOK MAJOR POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF REFORMS THE EMPERORS DIOCLETIAN CONSTANTINE ABOVE DIAGRAM FACT EMPIRES LEGALLY EMPIRE ROME CENTERS GOVERNED AUTHORITY CIVIL GOVERNMENT UNIQUE SEPARATION STRUCTURES POWER CIVIL GOVERNMENTAL THE CREATION AS WAS THE DIVISION WESTERN PREFECTURES PRAETORIAN IN THE WEST TERMINOLOGY THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH DIOCESES MIGHT BE PROVINCES COMPOSITION OF WESTERN EMPIRE PREFECTURE MOROCCO THE ALPS COASTAL LANDS NORTH AFRICA EXCEPT EGYPT EASTERN EMPIRE PREFECTURE OF ILLYRICUM BALKANS THRACE PREFECTURE THE STRUCTURE LIMITANEI THE MOBILE COMITATUS SENT TROUBLE INSTITUTIONAL DISTINCTION INFANTRY THE CAVALRY THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS THE MORE FORCE CHANGED INDEPENDENT STATUS THE MASTERS THE AUTHORITY MASTER OF THE SOLDIERS FIVE MASTERS CONSTANTINOPLE MASTERS ATTENDANCE EMPEROR REGIONS ILLYRICUM MASTER OF COMMAND THE GUARDS PROBLEM MANPOWER POINTS THE RANGE NEVER IN MODERN TIMES NATIONS RECRUIT EQUAL TO TEN PERCENT MODERN ARMIES THE NEED INDUSTRIES MUNITIONS ANCIENT COUNTRY RAISE TIMES THE TEN PROPORTION LIMITS MIGHT WHAT IT ACTUALLY ALMOST ALL MALES FIGHTING CIVILIZED COPE UNCIVILIZED ONE OF THE FEW SUPPLY SUITABLE MOUNTAINOUS THE BALKAN ELEMENT CONTENTION EASTERN AND WESTERN OVER TIME THE ONLY SOLDIERS BACKBONE FIGHTING FORCE OFFICERS SOON STRUCTURAL DEVELOPED GOVERNING THE REAL COMMANDERS INDIVIDUALS ANCESTRY HOLDING THE HIGH OFFICES LEGAL RULERS UNITS THE NEXT BEST THING VIEWPOINT HOME PAGE