WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Roman Soldiers Subjugating Germanic People. Wealth was a motivator for many conquests. The promise of wealth motivated Julius Caesar in his conquest of Gaul. Throughout history, many different kingdoms have risen and fallen; many empires have been born out of nothing and then collapsed to ruin.

Detailed explanation-2: -Wave after wave of Germanic barbarian tribes swept through the Roman Empire. Groups such as the Visigoths, Vandals, Angles, Saxons, Franks, Ostrogoths, and Lombards took turns ravaging the Empire, eventually carving out areas in which to settle down.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Roman Empire reached its greatest extent in 117 CE, under the emperor Trajan. When Trajan died, much of the territory he conquered in Mesopotamia was quickly lost, but from that point on, Rome’s frontiers became relatively stable.