The Visigoths

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Visigoths belong to the Goths and are East The Germans One of them. The Goths settled in eastern Europe from the second century AD Ukraine The area in which to live The Dniester River Those in the west were called Visigoths. In 374 AD, the Huns came from Central Asia the Caspian Sea enter The Don River , The Dnieper River The valley, the Alans and Ostrogoths who conquered it, and then to The Black Sea The Visigoths on the north shore attacked, forcing about 15,000 Visigoths to fight Roman emperor It was allowed to pass in 376 Danube , to Balkan Peninsula Emigrate and settle in Rome as Allies Roman Empire Imperial side. In 410, the German Visigoths were in charge Alaric They led them into Italy and laid siege to Rome. With the help of the slaves in the city, they opened the gates and plundered. Hereafter in Western Roman Empire Inside the country The Iberian Peninsula Set up The Visigothic Kingdom The capital of Toulouse, Toledo . [1]
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The Visigoths
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Historical background

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In 378, the Visigoths, unable to bear the enslavement of the Romans, held a meeting Armed uprising . In 401, the Visigoths, under their leader Alaric, were led by Balkan Peninsula Intrude into Italy Later Alaric was among forty thousand slaves and tens of thousands barbarian With the cooperation of Roman soldiers, they finally captured the city of Rome in 410, and left after three days of looting. In 419, the Visigoths established the first barbarian kingdom recognized by the Roman Empire in southern Gaul and Spain, centered on Toulouse. The Visigothic Kingdom . In 714, The Visigothic Kingdom Perish.
The Visigoths built the castle of St. George
Their native place Roman Empire The northeast, in the second half of the 4th century, received from Central Asia Threatened by the Huns, began to migrate west. In AD 378, the Visigoths defeated the Roman army at the Battle of Fort Andrino, and in 410 the Visigoths sacked the city of Rome, then occupied the southern Gaul region of Aquitaine, with Toulouse as the capital, and founded The Visigothic Kingdom Its territory includes Loire South of southwest Gaul and a large area of the Iberian Peninsula. In Aquitaine, under the Visigoths, the estates of the Roman Gallic nobles remained largely unharmed, and they continued to live as they had in the Roman Empire, Roman culture The impact was modest. In 507 Toulouse was taken by the north Frankish kingdom Most of the Visigoths moved to Spain, reverting to the Aquitaine region Frankish kingdom For sure, but Franks No direct rule was ever established here, so the Roman tradition of the Aquitanians continued unabated. In the 6th and 7th centuries, the Vascon people migrated to Aquitaine and later concentrated in the Gascon region, where they preserved more of their traditions. As a result, southern Gaul developed a distinct culture from the north.
The Visigoths were closely related to the Ostrogoths The Germans Lived before Rome in the 3rd century AD Dacia Province (contemporary Romania ). After being allowed to live within the boundaries of the Empire, they rebelled against the Romans and began a war exodus: the sacking of Rome in 410 and the establishment of the Visigothic kingdom at Toulouse in 418. From 418 to 507, its territory included Spain and Gaul Most of the territory. They were born in 511 Battle of Wuye Defeated by the Franks, he retreated to Spain. In 711, their Christian state (first adherents to arianism, but converted to Catholicism from 589) was finally conquered there North Africa intrusive Moslem The extermination of believers.

The Visigothic Kingdom

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The name of an ancient country. The Visigoths in the 5th to early 8th centuries Western Roman Empire Inside the country Gaul Founded in the southwest and Spain Germanic The country. In 376 the Visigoths were attacked by the Huns and driven out Danube , enter Roman Empire . In 410, the Visigoths were in Alaric (reigned 395-410) led the sacking of Rome. Alaric died the same year and was succeeded by Atolfus. In 415 he led the settlement of the Visigoths in Spain. Late in 418, grandson of Alaric Theodoric the First (reigned 418-451) led the Visigoths to settle in Aquitane as an ally of the Western Roman Empire and established the first Germanic kingdom, making Toulus its capital. It then invaded Spain again, pushing out the Vandals and Alans North Africa ; Solvay was placed on 蹐 The Iberian Peninsula Northwest corner.
During the reign of King Urich (466-484), The Visigothic Kingdom Enacting the law, abolishing the alliance with Rome. The territory included southern Gaul and most of Spain. Son of Urick Alaric the Second He succeeded to the throne in 484 and in 507 Battle of Wuye be Frank King Clovis was defeated, killed, and lost most of Gaul. thereafter Royal center It moved to Spain and became the capital in the mid-6th century Toledo . During the reign of Leovigild (about 569-586), the country became powerful and the Visigoths merged The Kingdom of Sauvignon , from Byzantium Take back places like Cordoba.
Visigoth Feudal system It's a Rome that's disintegrating slavery And the disintegration of Germania The clan commune On the basis of the production. The Visigoths seized two-thirds of the arable land of the Roman landowners, half of the forest, and some of the slaves, coloni, and tools. In Rome Private ownership Under the influence of, The Marque Commune It disintegrated, and some members of the commune became dependent peasants, colonists, and slaves, while the king, his own soldiers, and Christianity The Alius clergy He became a big feudal landlord. Later, the Roman landowners gradually joined forces with the Visigothic landowners. The big landowners granted land to their cronies and soldiers on the condition of military service, forming a feudal hierarchy Land ownership . In order to maintain the unity of the kingdom, King Recalade I (586-601) convened the Third Synod of Toledo in 589 and established Roman Christianity as the state religion. The Arabs invaded Spain in 711 and destroyed the Visigothic kingdom in 714.

List of Visigothic Kings

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· Ruler in Gaul
Alaric I (395-410)
Atulf (410-415)
Siglik, 415.
Walia (415-419)
Dorismond (451-453)
Theodoric II (453-466)
Urick (466-484)
Alaric the Second (484-507)
Gesalek (507-511)
Amaralic (526-531)
· Ruler in Spain
Dioutis (531-548)
Theudigisel (548-549)
Aguilar I (549-554)
Atanagird (554-567)
Liuva I (568-573)
Leo Gild (568-586)
Recalade I (586-601)
Liuva II (601-603)
Vitric (603-610)
Gundemar (610-612)
Sisebur (612-621)
Recalade II (621)
Suintila (621-631)
Sisenand (631-636)
Chintila (636-640)
Tulga (640-641)
Chindasuinth (641-649)
Reccesuinth (649-672)
Wamba (672-680)
Erwig (680-687)
Ergica (687-701)
Wittiza (701-710)
Rodrik (710-711)
In 711, Spain was conquered by Islam Tariq ibn Ziad Conquered, the Visigothic kingdom fell.
· Possible rulers
Aguilar II (711-714?)
Ardo (714? - 718?