Stilicho was born in 359.

Stilicho died in 408.

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He did not captured Rome. He sacked it and then went to Calabria (the toe of Italy) and died there. Had he stayed in Rome he would have had to face the coming of the Roman legions gathered from around the empire. Moreover, he did not want to undermine the empire. He was acting out of his grievance for not having been appointed as a general of the Roman army as he had expected.

This grievance led him to attack northern Italy, but was defeated by Stilicho, the chief of staff of the army of the west. The treacherous murder of Stilicho made the situation bad. Stilicho was the only commander who was capable to defeat Alaric. Without him Italy became vulnerable. Stilicho also had made an alliance with Alaric. They planned to attack the part Illyrucum which belonged to the empire of the east together. This would have satisfied Alaric's ambitions.

The young and incompetent emperor Honorious mishandled Alaric's demand of a large sum of money as compensation for the cancellation of the campaign in Illlyrucum which followed Stilicho's death. As a result, Alaric besieged Rome three times. The third time he sacked it.

It is likely that Alaric went to Calabria because he planned to go to Africa (the breadbasket of the empire) to disrupt Rome's grain supplies.

Alaric I was the king of the Visigoths, a Germanic people. The Visigoths had been allowed to settle in the lower Danube area of the Roman Empire by the emperor Valens in 376.

In 394 Alaric provided troops for the forces of emperor Theodosius I which defeated an attempt at usurpation in Italy. After this he led a rebellion by the Visigoths, attacked Greece and destroyed several cities there. He then got into a dispute with the emperor of the western part of the Roman Empire, Honorius. He tried to invade Italy, but was defeated by Stilicho, the general of the armies of the western part of the Roman Empire. Stilicho and Alaric then reached an amicable agreement, but Stilicho was betrayed and murdered. Alaric's disputes with Honorius continued and he besieged Rome three times. On the third occasion (in 410) he also sacked the city. He then went to Calabria (the toe of Italy) before the Roman armies could be mobilised from around the empire and march on Rome. He wanted to sail to Africa, the breadbasket of the empire, to hold Honorius at ransom, but he died. His successor, Ataulf, his brother-in-law, moved the Visigoths to southwestern France.

According to the poet Claudian the emperor Honorius celebrated the last known official triumph in the city of Rome, and the western Empire in 404. He did not actually won anything. It was his general Stilicho who had defeated the Visigothic king Alaric I at the battles of Pollentia and Verona in 402.

Their original homeland was Dacia; they were displaced by the invasion of the Huns (376) and fled to Rome, after a famine led to limited resources, they were no longer welcome in rome and revolted. Emperor Valens was killed in the Battle of Adrianople (378) and succeded by Theodosius I, who allowed the Visigoths to settle in Thrace. After the death of Theodosius I, general Stilicho (guardian of one of Theodosius I's heirs, Honorius, who was a minor at the time of his father's death) was mostly in control of the Western Roman Empire. Stilicho was a vandal (another Germanic tribe), and the Visigoths fought under him during his reign, although Stilicho unfairly sent the Visigoths into battle first in order to weaken his army (and to protect his own), they were associated and all foederati (non-citizens of Rome, tribal groups) were persecuted after the fall of Stilicho, who was executed for conspiracy against the young emperor. Thus, the foederati were chased out of Italy and seeked out Alaric I, king of the Visigoths, who led them in battle against Rome. After sacking Rome in 410, the Visigoths were driven into Gaul by Constantius III in 412. They settled in Aquitania (Gaul). They established a kingdom in Gaul, and through conquest, they extended their territory into Hispania (modern-day Spain and Portugal). After the Battle of Vouillé in 507, when the Visigoths were defeated by Clovis I, king of the Franks, they were driven out of modern-day France and the kingdom was restricted to Hispania. The Visigoths continued to rule Hispania until the muslim invasion in 711.

So, Dacia, then Rome, then Thrace, then Gaul, then Hispania.

If I were the emperor Honorius I would not have been led into executing Stilicho by his political opponents. Stilicho was the commander-in-chief of the Roman army in the west, who was a very good general who would have been capable of dealing with the invasion of Gaul by the Germanic peoples and a good statesman. I would have negotiated with Alaric I, the king of the Ostrogoths. Honorius refused to negotiate Alaric's demands for payments to him. As a result, Alaric besieged Rome three times and on the third time sacked it. Honorius could have tried to meet his demands, at least partially, avoid his invasions of Italy and sieges of Rome and re-enlist his support as he was actually an ally of the Romans. His troops could have been used to help the Romans to fight against the invaders.

Honorius was neither good nor bad. He was very young (he became emperor when he was 11) and had to face the begging of the disintegration of the western part of the Roman Empire. He spent his reign dealing with military emergencies. His general Stilicho fended of two attempted invasion of Italy. Then he was persuaded by opponents Stilicho, that was he plotting against him and backed a conspiracy against him and ordered his arrest and execution. He also mishandled negotiations with Alaric, the king of the Visigoths who then besieged Rome three times and on the third occasion he sacked it. The Visigoths then moved to south-western France. When he was 23 there was an invasion of Gaul by three Germanic peoples (the Vandals, Alans and Sueves) who then moved to Spain. There were also two usurpations in Gaul which were defeated by a new general, Constantius, whom he made co-emperor as Constantius III. Honorius also granted south-western France to the Visigoths as they were Roman allies.

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The Romans fought wars against the Persians for more than 380 years. Their disputes were mainly about Armenia, a territory which stood in between the two empires. The Persian Empire was powerful enough to stand up to Roman Empire. These wars were costly and required to use of large military resources to fight in an area which was far away from the vast frontiers of the Roman Empire in Europe, which were often under attack by peoples to the north and the east of these frontiers. This situation contributed to the Roman army becoming overstretched when it had to face a series of invasions, could create a lot of strain and made it more difficult for the Romans to defend the European area of their empire.

The Visigoths (Goths of the east) asked the Romans to allow them to settle in the lower Danube area of the Roman Empire to escape the invasion of eastern Europe by the Huns. The emperor Valens granted this in 386. However,at times there were conflicts between the Romans and the Visigoths. This became particualry bad under the Alaric, a king of the Visigoths. He invaded Italy when the Goths were dissatisfied with the Romans. He was defeated by Stilicho, the general of the Roman army, who then made a political agreement with Alaric. However, Stilicho was executed due to false accusations by political rivals. Following this Alaric made demands which the emperor Honorius tuned down. Alaric then invaded Italy and besieged Rome three times. On the third occasion, in 410, he also sacked the city. Soon after this Alaric died and the conflict ended.

To counter Alaric's first invasion of Italy, Stilicho had to redeploy some Roman troops from Gaul to Italy. It is thought that this made it easier for the Vandals, Alans and Sueves to invade Gaul while this conflict was going on. The Romans were not capable to respond to these invasions, which were the beginning of the process which led to the fall of the western part of the Romans Empire

The first redeployment of Roman troops in was carried out by the usurper emperor Magnum Maximus, who took them to Gaul to depose the emperor Gratian and take over Gaul and Britannia in 383. This is the date for the last evidence of Roman presence in the north and the west. In 402 the Roman General Stilicho withdrew the last Roman troops form Hadrian's Wall to redeploy then in Italy, which was facing attacks by the Visigoths and the Ostrogoths. In 407 the usurper emperor Constantine took the remaining Roman troops in Britannia to Gaul. An appeal for help against Saxon raids was rejected by the Emperor Honorius in 410.

Alaric I, the king of the Visigoths, invaded Italy in 401 BC and was pushed back by Stilicho, the commander-in-chief of the western Roman army. Alaric then had a dispute with Honorius, the emperor of the western part of the Roman Empire, and invaded Italy three more times. He besieged Rome in 408 and 409. In 410 he sacked Rome. He then withdrew to Calabria (the toe of Italy) and died there in the same year. His brother-in-law took the Visigoths to southwestern France.

The Visigoths had been allowed to settle in the eastern part of the Roman Empire (in the lower Danube areas) in 376 by the emperor Valens.

There is a long established view that when the Huns pushed into Eastern Europe and settled on the Hungarian plains, they pushed local peoples into central Europe. Eventually some these peoples got under further pressure from peoples migrating from northern Europe and, their lands being squeezed, invaded the western part of the Roman Empire, precipitating the fall of this part of the empire (the eastern part of the Roman Empire was not affected by these invasions and continued to exist for nearly 1,000 years). This is how the invasion into Gaul and push into Spain of the Vandals, Sueves and Alans has been interpreted. However, this view has now been questioned.

The advance of the Hun also caused the Visigoths (the western Goths) to abandon their land in Ukraine and ask permission to settle in the lower Danube area of the Roman Empire. The emperor Valens granted this in 380. The Visigoths were left to their devices during a famine. They routed a Roman army led by Valens at the Battle of Adrianople, one of the heaviest defeats of the Romans in their history. It has been argued that the army of the eastern part of the Roman Empire never recovered from the losses incurred in this betel. This view has also been questioned recently. The Visigoths made peace and supplied soldiers to the emperors. One of their kings Alaric wanted to be promoted to the rank of general of the Roman army. Rebuffed, he tried to invade Italy, but was defeated by Stilicho, the commander of the army of the western Part of the Roman Empire. The two made a pact to invade a part of the eastern part of the Roman Empire, but Stilicho was betrayed and executed. Alaric made demands which Honorius, the emperor of the western part of the Roman Empire, turned down. As a result of this Alaric besieged Rome three times. On the third occasion he also sacked it. He died soon after this and his successor moved the Visigoths to south-western France.

There is a long established view that when the Huns pushed into Eastern Europe and settled on the Hungarian plains, they pushed local peoples into central Europe. Eventually some these peoples got under further pressure from peoples migrating from northern Europe and, their lands being squeezed, invaded the western part of the Roman Empire, precipitating the fall of this part of the empire (the eastern part of the Roman Empire was not affected by these invasions and continued to exist for nearly 1,000 years). This is how the invasion into Gaul and push into Spain of the Vandals, Sueves and Alans has been interpreted. However, this view has now been questioned.

The advance of the Hun also caused the Visigoths (the western Goths) to abandon their land in Ukraine and ask permission to settle in the lower Danube area of the Roman Empire. The emperor Valens granted this in 380. The Visigoths were left to their devices during a famine. They routed a Roman army led by Valens at the Battle of Adrianople, one of the heaviest defeats of the Romans in their history. It has been argued that the army of the eastern part of the Roman Empire never recovered from the losses incurred in this betel. This view has also been questioned recently. The Visigoths made peace and supplied soldiers to the emperors. One of their kings Alaric wanted to be promoted to the rank of general of the Roman army. Rebuffed, he tried to invade Italy, but was defeated by Stilicho, the commander of the army of the western Part of the Roman Empire. The two made a pact to invade a part of the eastern part of the Roman Empire, but Stilicho was betrayed and executed. Alaric made demands which Honorius, the emperor of the western part of the Roman Empire, turned down. As a result of this Alaric besieged Rome three times. On the third occasion he also sacked it. He died soon after this and his successor moved the Visigoths to south-western France.

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The Romans won hundreds of battles in their 1,200 years of history. Important battles the Romans won included the Battle of Ilipa in 206 in southern Spain where the Romans defeated the Carthaginians and took over the Carthaginian Spanish territories , the Battle of Zama in 202BC where they defeated Hannibal, the battle of Pydna in 168 where they defeated the king of Macedon, the Battle of Vercellae in 101 BC where they defeated the Cimbri, a Germanic people who was invading the empire the Battle of Alesia in 52 BC during the conquest of Gaul, the storming of Jerusalem in 70 AD, Trajan's battle of Sarmisegusta in 106 AD against the Dacians , the Battle of Naissus in 268 or 269 BC where Claudius II defeated the Goths, the Battle of Fano in 271 AD where Aurelian defeated the Alemanni, the Battle of Satala in 298 where Galerius defeated the Persians, and the Battle of Pollentia in 402 where Stilicho defeated Alaric I king of the Visigoths.

This is far from being a comprehensive list.

The Roman Empire was one of the most flexible and effective systems in the history of the world. It was diverse enough to change from one form to another. If it was required of the empire, the empire would probably split into many parts, even go back to the Republic. The empire was very resilient, and the empire's power was strong enough to withstand any assault. However, with the continued incompetence and stupidity from the emperors, a republican system would probably be the most effective way. These continuations of incompetence were only stabilized by one or two emperors, then sent back to the dogs. Some emperors were so paranoid, they executed the people that held the entire empire together, like Empire Honorius and his general, Stilicho. The continuation of mistakes and miscalculations caused the fall of the Empire to proceed extremely rapidly. However, in the East, the empire did not fall until the 1400s. Furthermore, the empire in the east was governed more effectively. Probably, the empire could have been reunified, but with much less territory and less power than before.

I believe he was not born in Ireland but may have been of Irish descent.

Edit: he was of English descent. you can still visit the original Washington family home, in England, called 'sulgrave manor'

The Roman Empire was one of the most flexible and effective systems in the history of the world. It was diverse enough to change from one form to another. If it was required of the empire, the empire would probably split into many parts, even go back to the Republic. The empire was very resilient, and the empire's power was strong enough to withstand any assault. However, with the continued incompetence and stupidity from the emperors, a republican system would probably be the most effective way. These continuations of incompetence were only stabilized by one or two emperors, then sent back to the dogs. Some emperors were so paranoid, they executed the people that held the entire empire together, like Empire Honorius and his general, Stilicho. The continuation of mistakes and miscalculations caused the fall of the Empire to proceed extremely rapidly. However, in the East, the empire did not fall until the 1400s. Furthermore, the empire in the east was governed more effectively. Probably, the empire could have been reunified, but with much less territory and less power than before.

The main factor which led to the fall of the western part of the Roman Empire were the invasions by Germanic peoples in the 5th century AD, who took over all the lands of the empire except for Italy (which was also invaded, but a century later). The empire collapsed under the weight of these invasions. It lost political cohesion and there was infighting and many usurpations.

The Roman army found it difficult to defend the vast frontiers of the empire, which were being attacked both in the west and the east. It became overstretched as it had to be deployed in the areas under attack by redeploying troops form other, often distant, areas, leaving these other areas vulnerable. Peoples from across the border often took advantage of this.

Moreover, the invasions consisted of migrations of whole peoples, not just military actions by a restricted number of soldiers. Mitigation movements by several peoples into northern and central Europe had created population pressure on the land and an overspill of migrations into the empire.

There were many reasons for the fall of Rome. Some of them are a weak military, poor political leadership, political corruption, pressure on the borders by invading forces, and a poor economy.

The Romans used water pipes made out of lead, so their drinking water was contaminated.

Almost continuous wars ,to far flung outposts of the Empire as well as attacks on Rome itself. poor leadership , moral decline, loss of their own culture due to unrestricted immigration, food shortages, debauched Emperors , and political scandals and machinations.

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The Romans left Britain because they needed there troops back to defend other places from attacks that suddenly started to happen. Rome was being invaded by tribes and every soldier was needed

Roman troops were redeployed three times. The first time by a ususrper. The second time to fight an attempted invasion of Italy. The third time it was by a usurper again.

In 383 Magnus Maximus was proclaimed emperor by his troops in Britannia because the emperor of the west, Gratian, had become unpopular. Maximus took a large number of troops in Britannia to Gaul, where he defeated Gratian. Theodosius I, the emperor of the east, sent troops to the west to confront him. A peace compromise was struck and Maximus was recognised as emperor of the west. However, war broke out again and Magnus Maximus was defeated in 388 by the forces of Theodosius I who became sole emperor of the whole empire.

An ancient source claimed that Maximus took all the Roman troops and the senior administrators with him, leaving authority in the hand of local rulers. It was also said that he settled troops from Britannia in Brittany (north-western France). This seems to fit with Breton traditional accounts of their early history and there is some historical evidence for this.

Some historians see the actions of Maximus as marking the end of direct imperial presence in northern Gaul and Britain and it was previously seen as the end of Roman presence in Britannia. However, archaeological evidence shows that this was not the end of the Romans in Britain. It seems that Roman presence in the north and west of Britain ended. Welsh tradition also gives Maximus as the point of the beginning of early medieval Welsh dynasties. However, Hadrian's Wall was still manned.

In 401/2 Stilicho, the chief commander of the Roman army in the west, redeployed the soldiers along Hadrian's Wall to Italy, which was being attacked by the Visigoths and Ostrogoths.

At the time of the invasion of Gaul by Germanic a person (the Vandals, Sueves and Alans) in 406, Roman Britannia was in rebellion. In 407 the remaining troops in Britannia proclaimed Constantine III emperor. He crossed into Gaul, where he had some support, to set himself up as a usurper emperor. He probably took the remaining troops in Britannia with him. Eventually, Constantine II had to surrender and was captured and executed in 411.

Meanwhile, Britannia suffered severe raids by the Saxon in 408 or 409. In 409 or 410 the Britons expelled the Roman administrators in Britannia. The ancient historian Zosimus blamed this on Constantine III, saying that he had left the Britons in a desperate situation. However, he might have been referred to a rebellion in Brittany. In fact, he said that after the revolt Armorica and the rest of Gaul followed the examples of the Britons. A letter by the emperor Honorius which was traditionally seen as a rejection of an appeal for help by the Britons may actually have been addressed to other peoples

The term the fall of Rome refers to the fall of the western part of the Roman Empire, rather than the city itself, which was never conquered. This was a process which took several decades. The process was determined by several factors. It was precipitated by the invasions by the Germanic peoples (the Vandals, the Sueves) and the Alans (who were Iranian speakers) who invaded the empire and took over north-western Africa and part of Spain, the Alemanni who took over Switzerland and northwester France and the Burgundians who settled in east France The loss of the agricultural rich territory in Africa lead to a significant loss in revenue for the Roman government. The Visigoths, another Germanic people, who had been allowed to settle in the eastern part of the Roman Empire and then moved to south-western France,took advantage of the situation to take over Hispania (Spain and Portugal). The Romans lost political unity. There were usurpations and infighting which made it difficult to respond to the invasions effectively. There was also a failure by the combined fleet of the western and eastern part of the Roman Empire to dislodge the Vandals from Africa. It ended in disaster and was very costly. The Romans army became reliant on Germanic soldiers and two Germanic commanders-in chief of the Roman army and installed puppet emperors (three by Ricimer, one by Gundobad and one by Orestes.Amidst this political instability, the reign of the last emperors was short.

Stilicho, defeated the Visigoths and Huns in Thrace.

Emperor Valentinian II is assassinated while advancing into Gaul.

Arbogast nominated Eugenius to be the next emperor of the Western Roman Empire.

Theodosius I becomes the last emperor who rules the whole Roman Empire. He decrees a law not allowing prayers or sacrifices at non-Christian temples.

From what I know of British history, and from peoples ancestries, DNA and what have you, several Romans stayed in England or went to Cornwall. They would stick around and or remain settled in the future years of England. It might also be important to note that around seven percent of males in Perthshire Scotland have J2 Y DNA, possibly because a Roman settlement was located near Hadrians wall back in those old times. So when one sees J2 y ancestry in England or Scotland, I suppose there is always that question of whether they are of ancient roman or medieval French descent? But either way, although many Romans might have left to France or Rome, at least several Roman families stayed in Britain and ultimately helped to make Britain the historically cultural diverse place that it has been for many years. I hope my info has helped. Good luck, God bless

The Romans had to leave Britain because they needed their troops to defend Italy and Rome itself from attack.

The Romans had to leave Britain because they needed their troops to defend Italy and Rome itself from attack.

The Romans had to leave Britain because they needed their troops to defend Italy and Rome itself from attack.

The Romans had to leave Britain because they needed their troops to defend Italy and Rome itself from attack.

The Romans had to leave Britain because they needed their troops to defend Italy and Rome itself from attack.

The Romans had to leave Britain because they needed their troops to defend Italy and Rome itself from attack.

The Romans had to leave Britain because they needed their troops to defend Italy and Rome itself from attack.

The Romans had to leave Britain because they needed their troops to defend Italy and Rome itself from attack.

The Romans had to leave Britain because they needed their troops to defend Italy and Rome itself from attack.

One thing that the leading politicians of the western part of the Roman Empire could have done to prevent its disintegration was to maintain political unity in the face of the invasions of the empire by Germanic peoples (the Vandals, Sueves and Alans). Instead they lost political cohesion and fought each other, which made them ineffective in responding to the invasions.

The young an inexperienced emperor Honorius was manipulated into executing Stilicho, the very capable commander-in- chief of the Roman army in the west. This part of the empire lost the man who could have been able to coordinate effective military action against the invaders and it took a while to find a new capable commander-in-chief. In addition to this, when the mentioned peoples invaded Gaul, the Roman troops in Britannia rebelled and proclaimed one of their soldiers, Constantine III, as emperor. He took the remaining troops stationed in Britain to Gaul to fight Honorius an usurp the imperial title. This led to four years of civil war (407-411) in Gaul and Hispania which allowed the invaders to maraud Gaul for two years and eight months and then move on to Hispania. This part of the empire never recovered from this blow and the political disunity of the Romans continued, with more infighting and more usurpers.

The instability enabled the king of the Burgundians and the king of a branch of the Alans which had not invaded to install a puppet usurper emperor, Jovinus, in northern Gaul in 411. They used him to settle in the area of the empire by the frontier of the River Rhine. It kook the help of the Visigoths, a Germanic people which had been allowed to settle in the eastern part of the empire and was at the time moving to Gaul, to defeat Jovinus in 413. In 439 the Romans and hired Hun mercenaries defeated the Burgundians and resettled them in eastern France as allies. However, due to the instability of Roman politics, they developed an independent kingdom. The Visigoths then settled in south-western France and expanded into Hispania. This led the Vandals and Alans to move to north-western Africa in 429 and by 439 they took over the whole of this area. They then raided the coasts of Italy and Greece and in 455 they sacked Rome. The Visigoths also took advantage of the disarray of the Romans to establish an independent of their kingdom.

The disintegration of this part of the empire reached a height under emperor Valentinian III (reigned 423-425) Attempts at defeating the Visigoths failed and an attack on the Vandals had to be abandoned due to invasions by the Huns. Valentinian was forced to recognise the Vandal conquest of Tunisia in exchange of the return of Algeria and northern Morocco, which by then had been devastated. Most of Hispania was lost. With these losses mean a loss in tax revenues, which undermined the imperial coffers. The Romans did, however, repel an invasion of Gaul by the Huns with the help of the Visigoths and the Franks. Unfortunately, Valentinian murdered Aetius, the commander-in-chief of the army. This deprived the empire of a capable commander. A few months later Valentinian was assassinated by two followers of Aetius, who were egged on by a man who sought power.

In 457 the Romans found an effective emperor, Majorian (reigned 457 -461). Unfortunately, he was the last effective emperor. He defeated the Visigoths and the Burgundians, forcing the former to abandon their possessions and to become allies again and expelling the latter from their territory and reducing them to ally status. He also defeated the Sueves in north-eastern Hispania and reduced them to ally status, too. He then sailed to Africa to defeat the Vandals. However, when he got there his fleet was destroyed by traitors paid by the Vandals and he was forced to recognise the Vandals' occupation of north-western Africa. Majorian was arrested deposed and then executed in a plot by Ricimer, a Germanic general who wanted power. Because he was not a Roman he could not become an emperor. Therefore he installed a puppet emperor three times.

From Ricimer on, this part of the empire, apart from one year, was in the hand of powerful Germanic military leaders. A further puppet emperor was elevated by another Germanic general Gundobad. Then Julius Nepos was appointed emperors of the west by the emperor of the east, Leo I, who was a relative of his. A year later Julius Nepos was depose by Orestes, another Germanic general who installed his fifteen year old son, who was a Roman citizen, as a puppet emperor. The young man lasted only ten months and was deposed by rebellion by Germanic soldiers stationed in Italy led by Odoacer, a Germanic who was the leader of the Germanic allied forces. Historians consider this moment the end of the western part of the Roman Empire.