16: The Kingdom of the Visigoths

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Apr 13, 201700:43:44Education

The ashes of the Roman Empire produced a host of new states built on the foundations it left behind. The first of these was the Visigothic Kingdom of Toulouse, which dominated southern Gaul and helped bring about the end...

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