A History of Agriculture in India v2.c88.s3.145

v2.c88.s3.145

The Goths, who had been the most formidable enemies of the Roman empire, were now its most faithful allies; and the Roman legions, which had once been the masters of the world, were now the humble servants of the Gothic kings. The history of the Goths, from the time of their first appearance in the Roman world to the final extinction of their power, is a history of the gradual decline and fall of the Roman empire. The Goths, who had been the most formidable enemies of the Roman empire, were now its most faithful allies; and the Roman legions, which had once been the masters of the world, were now the humble servants of the Gothic kings. The history of the Goths, from the time of their first appearance in the Roman world to the final extinction of their power, is a history of the gradual decline and fall of the Roman empire.