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I think because the West was already in decay. The Western Empire was easier pickings for the barbarians because the West was getting weaker and weaker. The West had been defending against barbarians for years, and it finally took the toll around 250AD onwards. They were attacked by Picts and Saxons in Britain, Gaul etc was being attacked by German tribes who were fleeing from the Huns. Constantinople was a newer city with newer defenses, and was able to stand up to attack. Rome was not. In my opinion it was because of Romes weakness and the Huns.

Yes I agree..also because if the Romans could did the peace with the Parthians, at least they had a king with talk about, but with the Germans that situtation was very difficult because they were divided in a lots tribes. A questions: the Germanic tribes, how many warriors had?? Because they were always fought with Romans.. To be honest I don't know. I think that each tribe would have at least 500 warriors, probably more, and there were hundreds and hundreds of tribes. But when they grouped together they used to number in the hundreds of thousands.

Definitely the Germanic tribes in the north. They were a constant battering ram on the Roman defenses on the Danube and were eventually the downfall of the Roman empire. They never stopped, they just got defeated over and over, no matter how many they lost. Eventually like water constantly dripping onto a stone, eventually the Romans cracked and the empire was in ruins. I also think the Parthian's were quite formidable. They used to use arrows to destroy the Roman shield wall, then ride in with heavily armored horsemen and disintegrate the formation. They were very smart as well, which puts them near to the top of the list. But I think that the Germanic tribes were the worst.

I am new to the forum so I don't know you, but welcome back!

It looks to me like he was a criminal. He has his ankle broken and his hand does not look right. And why is the rib cage ripped to pieces? He certainly looks like he was 'pushed around' a bit before being rolled into the grave. In the first article it says it was in the aftermath of the AD 60/61 rebellions, so maybe this was a rebel who was tortured by the Romans or fellow Britons? It is certainly an interesting story...

Just a bit of the review of Dawn Wind I found online. For some reason the link to the site will not work, but in your browser if you type: "greenmanreview of Rosmary Sutcliff's The Eagle of The Ninth book series" you should find it. Dawn Wind closes the story of the Aquila family and Roman Britain. Opening the morning after Cealwin of Wessex defeats the British at Dyrham (about A.D. 577) and ending with the arrival of Augustine in Kent in A.D.597 (though only fourteen years pass in the book). Dawn Wind is the story of Owain, the great-great-grandson of the main character of The Lantern Bearers. It might be worth a read then. I thought the Lantern Bearers was the best book my far featuring the Aquila family.

It seems like Roman kind of defense. They used to build rings of forts like that to protect their territory. But I have never heard of anything else Roman being found in Norway, so it seems unlikely.

Sounds reasonable enough. I myself hate Spam accounts on all sites, so it will be good to see the ones here gone.

Welcome to the forum! I am interested in military history as well. Which are your favorite battles throughout history? The Battle of Actium Scipio Africanus operations in Spain. Battle of Zama Teutoberger Wald Operations during the Crusades Wellington in Spain After Waterloo (in fact probably during it because of Nationalistic armies) I feel that battles take on less meaning to the overall operations (except to those who fought them), and thus I study more of why a battle was fought where it was, under what socio-political and physical environments. My most studied wars are the American Civil War and World War II. Teotoberger Wald was a nasty battle. 3 legions is a lot to lose in an ambush I think.

I don't think they did. When they got paid, the barbarians were good soldiers. The one problem with the Roman empire was that they did not honor the deals they made with the barbarians, for example the Visigoths. But the idea is right though, after all, who would be better qualified to fight barbarians than another barbarian?

Indeed. Twice I have been told to wait because only one PM can be sent per day or every 6 hours.

Welcome to the forum! I am interested in military history as well. Which are your favorite battles throughout history?

http://www.crystalinks.com/rome.html I recommend this one. I have used it many times, but it does not have forums. This is the only Roman site that has forums that I have seen.

Welcome to the site! Your book sounds good as well!

I just finished Watchmen, it was a good book. I am also just starting to read Azincourt by Bernard Cornwell. It is a great book, and I have read it many times. I recommend it to all of you if you like historic fiction.

Is that in the more French part of Canada or the English part?

I never liked Sword Song. I thought that it needed more in-depth characters and a bigger plot.

'Decius Lector' Or 'The Centurion'

I have not read all 5, but out of the 3 there that I have read, The Lantern Bearers is by far the best I think.

The Romans were always having baths, as it was a good time to socialize. And the Roman rich people always had good baths at their houses to socialize in. As Kozmo says above, the Romans did have a large sewer system. So large infact that apprantely gangs of thieves and bandits used to hide there and sometimes even live there.

Is Brooklyn nice? I heard that it is really busy around there.

Well I always thought that the Colosseum would be a good place to visit, and I have always wanted to. I agree with the Stonehenge...it has never interested me. Sure it is a bit odd about how it was built and why it was built, but other than that it is not very interesting. Also I think they pyramids are slightly overrated. I think they are very interesting and all that, but my mum went to see the great pyramid and she got video footage, and it was quite boring really after the first 5 mins of film. But then again, I never was interested a lot in Ancient Egypt.

Actually a urban myth; Suetonius only wrote that Caligula planned to make Incitatus a consul. Really? well my mistake then.

Is it nice there?

Interesting. I always found the time when Rome went Christian very interesting indeed.