the visigoths ruled spain after the roman empire fell.
who ruled spain after the roman empire fell?
the visigoths
the visigoths were romanized central europeans who had moved west from the danube valley. they became foederati of rome, and wanted to restore the roman order against the hordes of vandals, alans and suebi. the western roman empire fell in 476 ad; therefore, the visigoths believed they had the right to take the territories that rome had promised in hispania in exchange for restoring the roman order. under king euric—who eliminated the status of foederati—a triumphal advance of the visigoths began. alarmed at visigoth expansion from aquitania after victory over the gallo-roman and breton armies at déols in 469, western emperor anthemius sent a fresh army across the alps against euric, who was besieging arles. the roman army was crushed in battle nearby and euric then captured arles and secured much of southern gaul.
visigothic kingdom
bullet::::- roman empire: in 27 b.c., augustus founded the roman empire following the end of the roman republic. augustus officially kept the roman senate while effectively consolidating all of the real power in himself. rome was peaceful and prosperous until the imperial rule of commodus starting in 180 a.d. the third century saw invasions from the barbarians as well as economic decline. both diocletian and constantine ruled as autocratic leaders, strengthening the control of the emperor. the empire grew extremely large, and was ruled by a tetrarchy, instituted by diocletian. eventually, it was split into two halves: the western (roman) and the eastern (byzantine). the western roman empire fell in 476 after civic unrest, further economic decline, and invasions led to the surrender of romulus augustus to odoacer, a german king.
autocracy