Crossing of the Rhine in 406

E845682

historical event migration event military invasion

The Crossing of the Rhine in 406 was a major mass invasion of Roman Gaul by various Germanic and other tribes that marked a critical turning point in the decline of the Western Roman Empire.

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Label	Occurrences
Crossing of the Rhine in 406 canonical	2

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical event ⓘ migration event ⓘ military invasion ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	barbarian crossing of the Rhine in 406 ⓘ
chronologicalContext	late antiquity ⓘ reign of Emperor Honorius ⓘ
describedIn	Hydatius’s chronicle NERFINISHED ⓘ Prosper of Aquitaine’s chronicle ⓘ
followedBy	Alans settlement in Hispania NERFINISHED ⓘ Suebi settlement in Gallaecia NERFINISHED ⓘ Vandal migration into Hispania ⓘ
hasApproximateDate	winter 406–407 ⓘ
hasCause	political instability in the Western Roman Empire ⓘ pressure from peoples beyond the Roman frontier ⓘ troop withdrawals from the Rhine frontier ⓘ weakening of Roman frontier defenses ⓘ
hasConsequence	acceleration of the decline of the Western Roman Empire ⓘ devastation of northern Gaul ⓘ establishment of barbarian kingdoms in former Roman territories ⓘ invasion of Roman Gaul ⓘ weakening of Roman control in Gaul ⓘ
hasDate	31 December 406 ⓘ
historicalDebate	exact date of the crossing ⓘ identity and composition of the invading groups ⓘ
involved	Alans NERFINISHED ⓘ Burgundians NERFINISHED ⓘ Suebi NERFINISHED ⓘ Vandals NERFINISHED ⓘ non-Germanic tribes ⓘ various Germanic tribes ⓘ
militaryContext	collapse of the Rhine limes ⓘ
opponent	Western Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Barbarian invasions of the Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Migration Period NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	Fall of the Western Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Sack of Rome in 410 NERFINISHED ⓘ
resultedIn	large-scale population movements into Roman territory ⓘ long-term fragmentation of Roman authority in the West ⓘ loss of Roman control over parts of Gaul ⓘ
significance	major episode in the transformation of the Roman world into medieval Europe ⓘ turning point in the history of late Roman Gaul ⓘ
tookPlaceAt	Rhine River NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman frontier on the Rhine NERFINISHED ⓘ
tookPlaceIn	Roman Gaul NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Godigisel → event → Crossing of the Rhine in 406 ⓘ

Godigisel → participatedIn → Crossing of the Rhine in 406 ⓘ