Roman Empire Vs Nomads Essay

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Nomadic or semi-agricultural peoples occupying the frontier regions of both empires became growing threats that ultimately conquered portions of both empires. However, the nomads who successfully invaded and settled in north China assimilated culturally, while the nomads who invaded and settled in Western Europe developed their own ethnic identities, even as they drew on Roman law and adopted Roman Christianity. Thus, the collapse of the western portion of the Roman Empire produced greater cultural changes that ultimately provided the foundation for the hybrid Latin and Germanic civilization that would arise in Western Europe. The most significant difference between the collapse of the Roman world and the Chinese world is that, after 350 years,
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