HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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fear of attacks by the Huns
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famines in northern Europe
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a desire to settle the frontier regions
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resentment over Rome’s power and wealth
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Detailed explanation-1: -The main reason for the Germanic invasions of the Empire was the movement into Europe of the Huns. The Huns were fierce Mongol nomads from central Asia. They began invading the frontier regions of the Rhine and Danube rivers around 370 CE, destroying all in their path.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hun Origin Other historians believe the Huns originated from Kazakhstan, or elsewhere in Asia. Prior to the 4th century, the Huns traveled in small groups led by chieftains and had no known individual king or leader.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 395 the Huns began their first large-scale attacks on the Romans. In the summer of that year, the Huns crossed over the Caucasus Mountains, while in the winter of 395, another Hunnic invasion force crossed the frozen Danube, pillaged Thrace, and threatened Dalmatia.