BY PRESSROOM
The legacies of these ancient masters of war still astound us.
Just because you’re a leader doesn’t mean you’re fair and just. Warriors throughout the last thousands of years did incredible things, but they slashed, killed, and maimed thier ways to the very top. These legendary warriors were mere men, but became the supreme lords of exotic lands that it could take a lifetime to travel to. Who’s your favorite conqueror of all time? You may find one here.
Genseric, 389-477 AD
The Vandals and Alans were well-known tribes of people, but Genseric took them even further and established the Vandal Kingdom. He campaigned across Europe and challenged the power of both the Eastern and Western Roman Empires. They had to make a treaty with him in 435 AD to stop his take over. But it didn’t last long, and he took over Rome in 455. They attempted and failed at killing him, but he eventually died at the age of 88 just after making another treaty with the Eastern Roman Empire.
Odoacer, 435-493 AD
Theoderic became the King of the Ostrogoth tribe and was asked to be a foederati of the Eastern Roman Empire under Julius Zeno, but Theoderic was ambitious and didn’t want to be ruled by anyone. Zeno distracted Theoderic by asking him to defeat Odoacer. After warring with each other, Theoderic proposed they rule Italy together and arranged a grand banquet to sign the treaty. After a toast, Theoderic bashed Odoacer in the neck with his sword.
He made a vast network of allies all over the Roman Empire, even by marriage of his family members. But his ally network broke down eventually and his own grandson was killed to destroy his lineage.
Clovis I, Died 511 AD
The legacies of these ancient masters of war still astound us.
Just because you’re a leader doesn’t mean you’re fair and just. Warriors throughout the last thousands of years did incredible things, but they slashed, killed, and maimed thier ways to the very top. These legendary warriors were mere men, but became the supreme lords of exotic lands that it could take a lifetime to travel to. Who’s your favorite conqueror of all time? You may find one here.
Genseric, 389-477 AD
The Vandals and Alans were well-known tribes of people, but Genseric took them even further and established the Vandal Kingdom. He campaigned across Europe and challenged the power of both the Eastern and Western Roman Empires. They had to make a treaty with him in 435 AD to stop his take over. But it didn’t last long, and he took over Rome in 455. They attempted and failed at killing him, but he eventually died at the age of 88 just after making another treaty with the Eastern Roman Empire.
Odoacer, 435-493 AD
This Roman soldier became the King of Italy in 476. It was seen as the official end of the Western Roman Empire though he pledged his allegiance to the Empire. He claimed that he was defending the honor of the last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, Julius Nepos, when he invaded and conquered lands, but he just wanted to annex them. Odoacer was asked to help perform a coup d’etat on the Eastern Roman Emperor, but Julius Zeno employed Theoderic the Great, an Ostrogoth, to defeat him. After defeating Odoacer, Theoderic invited Odoacer to a friendly banquet where he killed him.
Theodoric the Great, 454-526 AD
Theoderic became the King of the Ostrogoth tribe and was asked to be a foederati of the Eastern Roman Empire under Julius Zeno, but Theoderic was ambitious and didn’t want to be ruled by anyone. Zeno distracted Theoderic by asking him to defeat Odoacer. After warring with each other, Theoderic proposed they rule Italy together and arranged a grand banquet to sign the treaty. After a toast, Theoderic bashed Odoacer in the neck with his sword.
He made a vast network of allies all over the Roman Empire, even by marriage of his family members. But his ally network broke down eventually and his own grandson was killed to destroy his lineage.
Clovis I was able to unite all of the Frankish kingdoms into one, and he led the Franks to defeating Roman rule in 486, which was the end of the Roman Empire west of Italy. His unification project was not a happy one; he often killed the Kings of the tribes to be able to control them. But he did make a deal with the Ostrogoths by marrying his sister to Theoderic the Great. He established the city of Paris. Upon his death, he divided his kingdom among his four sons.
From PRESSROOM
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