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Dec 31 • 11:05 UTC • 🇭🇷 Croatia • Index.hr

How the Frozen River Helped the Fall of the Roman Empire

On December 31, 406 AD, a large group of barbarian tribes crossed the frozen Rhine River, marking the beginning of the destruction of Gaul and the accelerated collapse of Roman authority in the West.

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