The Various Barbarian Tribes That Moved into the Roman Empire

question 14

Multiple Choice

The various barbarian tribes that moved into the Roman Empire during the fourth and fifth centuries shared both a terror of the Asiatic Huns, who had invaded eastern Europe in the fourth century, and

• A) polytheistic religious practices.
• B) the concept of wergild as a penalty for certain crimes.
• C) a hatred of the Romans, who had never accepted them as citizens.
• D) a desire to share in Roman prosperity.

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