Tammy: Hi there, whats your name?
Carl: Im Carl, and you?
Tammy: Im Tammy. Now that we have gotten to know each other, may I ask you some questions about when Rome fell to the Barbarians?
Carl: Sure thing, ask away.
Tammy: Okay, so Carl, first off, who were the Barbarians?
Carl: They were Germanic people. Most of them came from the north.
Tammy: Was there a certain croup that attacked?
Carl: Actually, there was. They were the Visigoths. The leaders name was King Alaric.
Tammy: Interesting. When did they attack Rome?
Carl: In 410 ce. They left it in awful shape. It was completely unorganized for about 1,000 years.
Tammy: Wow! That’s a long time! What was it like?
Carl: Well, it was called the dark ages, so like its name, it was a dark era. There was disease and famine everywhere. One of the main diseases was the Plague. It infected many, and they usually died. The ones that survived it once usually died soon due to immense system damage. The ones that never got it had to deal with all of the others. People died so quickly that they couldn’t burry them all in time. There were dead bodies around the streets.
Tammy: That’s awful!
Carl: It really is. But the Visigoths were smart, when they attacked, the cut off ALL of Rome’s food supply. Nothing was imported, so they had to survive on what they already had in the city. That didn’t last long.
Tammy: That must have been horrible. Im glad I wasn’t born then.
Carl: So am I. Basically, they took over Rome because once most of the people died, it was easy to conquer. They really just took Rome out of the picture for a while.
Tammy: Wow, thank you for answering my questions. Bye Carl!
Carl: Bye Tammy.
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