Unit II facts Flashcards
Barbarian tribe that sacked Rome in 410 A.D.
Visigoths
Leader of the tribe that sacked Rome in 410 A.D.
Alaric
Roman general who was major rival of Alaric
Stilicho
To surround with hostile forces
besiege
The “Scourge of God” and “Fear of the World”
Attila the Hun
Two armies that joined forces to defeat the Huns at Chalons
Romans and Visisgoths
Roman general who defeated Attila
Aetius
General who defeated Attila after the death of his father on the battlefield
Thorismond
Person who persuaded Attila not to attack Rome
Pope Leo I
Vandal king who conquered North Africa and Spain
Genseric
Roman noble who murdered Valentinian to gain control of Roman throne
Maximus
Widow of Valentinian who enlisted Vandal aid
Eudoxia
Leader of the tribe that sacked Rome in 455 A.D.
Genseric
Roman general who fled in shame after Genseric set Roman fleet on fire
Basilicus
Last emperor of the Western Roman Empire
Romulus Augustulus
Barbarian responsible for the fall of Rome in 476 A.D.
Odoacer
Ostrogoth king who killed Odoacer, becoming king of Italy
Theodoric
Established monastery with vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience
Benedict
Benedictine monk who became pope and reorganized the church
Gregory I
King of the Franks who converted to Christianity in 496 A.D.
Clovis
Roman general defeated by the king of the Franks, a mere boy
Syagrius
Christian wife of Clovis
Clotilde