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With the support of the Alans, the Vandals entered Africa from Hispania in AD 429. The Vandals, under the leadership of Gaiseric, also created serious problems for the Romans. Visigoths eventually decided to settle in Aquitania. After roaming around the Roman Empire, the With the slaves joining his army, Alaric now had 40,000 men at his disposal. Roman slaves joined with the Visigoths in sacking the city. In AD 410 Alaric's army was strong enough to enter Rome. Alaric now demanded that the Visigoths should have their own independent state. However, when he did not receive the expected promotion in the Roman Army, he led his people against the empire.

The Germans also felt they were not being treated as equals in the army.Īlaric, a Visigoths leader, took part in several campaigns under the Romans. The Germans became angry when the Romans passed a law in AD 370 prohibiting marriage between Romans and themselves. In return, the Goths agreed to serve under Roman officers in orqer to prevent further invasions. The Romans were now forced to do a deal with the Goths who were given permission to live within the borders of the Roman Empire under their own rulers. The Romans attempted to drive them back but in AD 378 the Ostrogoths and Visigoths were able to defeat them at Adrianople. In an attempt to escape from the Huns, the Germans crossed into Roman territory. In AD 375 the Huns defeated the Ostrogoths and Visigoths. The first group to suffer at the hands of the Huns were the Alans who lived in South Russia. Pushed out of their own land in Mongolia by the Zhu-Zhu from China, the Huns decided to move west. The next migrating group to cause a problem were the Huns. However, it was difficult for the Romans to keep them out and in AD 256 they decided to abandon the province of Dacia to the Visigoths. They asked for permission to settle, but this was refused and the Roman army were able to push them back. The first Germans entered the Roman Empire in AD 166. They also smeared their hair with thick grease. They were very proud of their long hair which they dyed red and wore in a bun or pony-tail. Only the chiefs wore helmets but they all carried large oblong shields and swords. Their main strategy was to charge the enemy and involve them in hand-to-hand combat.

Large numbers were forced to migrate south, and during the second century AD they began to settle outside the northern borders of the Roman Empire. Although they were good hunters they found it difficult to supply enough food for their growing population. The Germanic people occupied large forests and poor farming land in Scandinavia. The most important of these were the Goths, Vandals, Franks and Saxons. The Germans consisted of several different groups. They were mainly shepherds and hunters, and only a small minority were farmers. The Germans originally came from Scandinavia.