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375
Huns attack Germanic tribes in Eastern Europe
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410
Visigoths sack Rome
Germanic tribes had flooded into Roman Empire fleeing the Huns. -
451
Romans stop Huns advance into western Europe
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455
Vandals sack Rome
Vandals had invaded Gaul, Spain and northern Africa -
476
Germanic chief dethrones Roman Emperor
Without an emperor the empire was no longer united. -
Visigoths defeat Romans at Battle of Adrianople