Ancient Rome Board Game #9 - Barbarian Invasions (social studies, history)

In this game, students play for domination of the game board map by placing counters and rolling the dice to see what happens.

The Barbarian Invasions of Rome, occurring between the 3rd and 5th centuries AD, were a series of migrations and invasions into the Roman Empire by various Germanic tribes and other groups. This period marked the decline of Roman power and the transformation of its world.
3rd Century Crisis (235-284 AD): The Roman Empire faced internal turmoil, economic instability, and pressure from external tribes. Germanic tribes and others started to press on the Empire’s borders, exploiting its weaknesses.
Gothic Wars (Late 3rd Century): The Goths, a Germanic people, began their invasions in the late 3rd century, crossing the Danube and fighting Roman forces in several battles, including the Battle of Naissus (circa 268-270 AD).
Hunnic Pressure (4th-5th Century): The Huns, migrating from the east, pushed other tribes westward towards Rome’s borders. Their arrival in Europe around the late 4th century caused a significant push of Germanic tribes into Roman territories.
Fall of the Western Roman Empire (5th Century): The Visigoths, under Alaric, sacked Rome in 410 AD. Other groups like the Vandals, Suebi, Burgundians, and Ostrogoths also established kingdoms within former Roman territories. The traditional date marking the fall of the Western Roman Empire is 476 AD, when the last Roman emperor of the West, Romulus Augustulus, was deposed by the Germanic king Odoacer.
This period, characterized by the fragmentation of Roman authority and the establishment of Germanic kingdoms in its territories, led to the transition from Classical Antiquity to the Middle Ages in Europe.