Practice question · Multiple choice
Foederati were peoples settled inside the empire by treaty to fight for Rome. Why does that arrangement complicate the story of a fall by invasion?
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D. Because the invaders were often already inside as defenders
Why
The categories "Roman" and "barbarian" blur exactly where the story needs them sharp. Much of the fifth century reads as a dispute with armed employees who had stopped being paid.
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