How Did The Barbarians Affect The Roman Empire

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The political impact of the “barbarians” on the Roman Empire was that it weakened the empire’s government. Revenue loss made the administration unable to afford enough soldiers to control their borders. When the Huns attacked, a great influx of Germanic people migrated to the empire without any resistance. After Attila died the Huns were no more. The non-Romans who lived inside the empire shocked the world when they rebelled against the greedy Romans who had severely mistreated them. Led by the Gothic chief named Alaric, they sacked Rome in 410. There now was a foreign power that had taken control of Rome. The government was too weak to stop the Germanic people within their society as they transitioned from tribes to kingdoms, creating their

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