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The 5th century is the time period from 401 to 500 in accordance with the Julian calendar in Anno Domini / Common Era. The 5th century is noted for being a time of repeated disaster and instability both internally and externally for the Western Roman Empire, which finally collapsed, and came to an end in AD 476. The Western Roman Empire was ruled by a succession of weak emperors, and true power began to fall increasingly into the hands of powerful generals. Internal instability and the pressing military problem of foreign invaders resulted in the ransacking of Rome by a Visigoth army in 410. Some recovery took place during the following decades, but the Western Empire received another serious blow when a second barbarian group, the Vandals, occupied Carthage, capital of the extremely important province of Africa. Attempts to retake the province were interrupted by the invasion of the Huns under Attila. After Attila's defeat, both Eastern and Western empires joined forces for a final assault on Vandal North Africa, but this campaign was a spectacular failure. In the far east, a lot of nomadic barbarian tribes northern to China immigrated into the central part of China and established a series of chinesized dynasties, which launched a 300-year division of the China between the north and the south and long-lasting wars. Both the north and south claim themselves to be the true successor of the ancient Chinese Empire and both rulers title themselves as emperors rather than kings. Unlike the fates of Roman, the barbaric immigrants in northern China were under the command of their emperor to convert themselves into Han or Chinese through the compulsory speaking and writing of Chinese, encouraged marriages with Chinese and farming.
The decline of the Roman Empire is one of the events that marked the end of Classical Antiquity and the beginning of the European Middle Ages.
Written and presented by Robert Smith, Chairman of the Manorial Society of Great Britain - www.msgb.co.uk Follow us on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TEdgeoftheWorld Twitter - https://twitter.com/TEdgeoftheWorld Picture sources and episode transcript here - http://www.msgb.co.uk/ateotw_episode6.html England wasn't always known as England, nor Scotland known as Scotland. Ireland was known as Hibernia. Wales as Wallia. How did the early English, Scots, Welsh, Irish learn? How did they measure time? Who was King Arthur? Did he exist? Hengest and Horsa, two brothers, are the legendary Anglo-Saxon leaders who arrived in 455 and defeated the British king Vortigern at the battle of Aylesford, in Kent. At the Edge of the World is a history of the peoples of the British Isle...
Music Credits - Source: YouTube Audio Library Song: Done Runnin Artist: RW Smith Song: Barton Springs Artist: Bird Creek Song: Vision Artist: Silent Partner The Battle of Marathon took place in 490 during the first Persian invasion of Greece. The battle was the culmination of the first attempt by Persia, under King Darius I, to subjugate Greece. The Greek army decisively defeated the more numerous Persians, marking a turning point in the Greco-Persian Wars. The Grand Canal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the longest canal or artificial river in the world at 1,794 kilometers and a famous tourist destination. Emperor Wen of Sui launched the program and work began in 486 – within three years the canal connected the Yangtze River to the Huai River. (Wen of Sway) (Hu-why River) The Batt...
The causes and events of the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century. With guests Richard Alaston, Charlotte Roueché and David Womersely.
Archaeologists Discover 5th Century Woman Buried With Cow - as part of the news series by GeoBeats. Archaeologists working in an Anglo-Saxon graveyard in Cambridgeshire have made a curious find. Kate Smith, a 19 year old student, uncovered the skeleton of a woman buried next to what researchers initially thought to be a horse, but it turned out to be the skeleton of a cow. One of the Co-directors of the dig, Dr Duncan Sayer, from the University of Central Lancashire, said: "This is the first animal to be discovered with a woman from this period - the late 5th Century - and it's really interesting that it's a cow, a symbol of economic and domestic wealth and power." Archaeologists working in the same area have found human remains buried next to animals before, but they were always men, ...
Monks of the one of the Abbeys of the Solesmes Congregation sing this beautiful chant. The Te Deum is attributed to two Fathers and Doctors of the Church, St. Ambrose and St. Augustine and is one the most majestic chants in the Liturgy of the Church. It is sung in traditional seminaries and monastic houses at the Divine Office and for Double feasts of the First Class, The Nativity, Easter, Corpus Christi, Epiphany, Pentecost and those which have an Octave. The solemn Te Deum is sung on all occasions of public Church rejoicing (in Traditional Catholic Churches)
Introducing "Demos: Athens 5th Century" , a PC strategy/simulation game, in development by Culturplay , that will challenge you to both learn and remake history in a simulated ancient world. Against the backdrop of 5th century BC events, will you be able to keep the first democratic city standing? Credits Game Design: Alex Giannakidis 2D graphics & Illustrations : Yiorgo Tsiamantas Animation, SFX, Editing : Sakis Garnelis Programming: Epimenidis Voutsakis, Alex Giannakidis, Jiannis Stergiou Narrator : David O'Regan Audio Engineering : Nikos Psegiannakis, Thanasis Zlatanos Story: Manina Doniki, Lida Mantzourani Music: Panagiotis Stefos, Lyravlos Direction, Production: Alex Giannakidis, Lida Mantzourani Learn more by visiting http://culturplay.com/games/athens-5th-century/
Learn more about Roman London: http://www.worldbestplaces.com/roman-london Discover Britain's Roman history including Julius Caesar failed invasion in 55BC, Claudius successful invasion in 43AD, clash with Boudicca Iceni, Hadrian's wall, the Picts, the 400 year roman occupation, and their legacy including roads, buildings, law and the beggining of Christian communities around 3AD. Video transcript: 1. Roman London: 55BC to 5th Century AD 2. In 55 BC Julius Caesar led a Roman invasion of Britain but failed and for nearly 100 years Britain remained separate from the Roman Empire 3. In AD 43 the Emperor Claudius successfully invaded Britain, but only after a fierce opposition from Local tribes such as Queen Boudicca's Iceni 4. The Romans remained in Britain for 400 years 5. Londinium was ...
Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, 5th century A.D. More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=S2P4I_hFnFI A Smarthistory video with partner Context Travel. Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Richard Bowen.
Chants de l'Eglise Milanaise - Tecum Principium - 5th century Ambrosian Plain - Chant in Milan Ensemble Organum Dir. Marcel Pérès Soeur Marie Keyrouz -- Ps. 109.3, 1 -- With Thee is the principality in the day of Thy strength: in the brightness of the saints, from the womb before the day star I begot Thee. The Lord said to my Lord: Sit Thou at My right hand until I make Thy enemies Thy footstool.