barbarian invasion

collocation in English

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barbarian
noun[C]
uk
/bɑːˈbeə.ri.ən/us
/bɑːrˈber.i.ən/
a member of a group of people from a very different country or culture that is considered to be less socially advanced and more violent than ...
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invasion
noun[C or U]
uk
/ɪnˈveɪ.ʒən/us
/ɪnˈveɪ.ʒən/
an occasion when an army or country uses force to enter and take control of ...
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There was constantbarbarianinvasion, civil war, and hyperinflation.
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The river has also preventedbarbarianinvasion, as any invasion fleet would have to be preceded by a gang of men wielding shovels.
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Their secondary role was to accompany the emperor on major campaigns such as a foreign war or to repel a largebarbarianinvasion.
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But these large "comitatus" were not established before 312, by which time there had not been a successfulbarbarianinvasionfor c. 40 years.
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The ancient town was destroyed by abarbarianinvasion.
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The church was renovated after damage created by thebarbarianinvasion, and has a 15th-century cloister.
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Pompeianus defeated the invasion with relative ease, but it marked the beginning of a largerbarbarianinvasion.
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Marius' peaceful visit is cut short as abarbarianinvasiontakes place, resulting in the death of his parents and younger sister.
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However, the barbarian invasions annihilated the town and left nothing behind.
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Little is known about development of the town until the barbarian invasions of the seventh century.
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It was the beginning of many barbarian invasions.
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From the peak, numbers probably underwent a steep decline by 270 due to plague and losses during multiple major barbarian invasions.
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Due to these barbarian invasions from the north, many villages in the surrounding areas were deserted by their inhabitants who sought refuge and better defense on higher grounds.
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Around the second half of the 2nd century, there were signs of abandon, that may reflect the period of political crisis caused by barbarian invasions during this period.
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The barbarian invasions began shortly afterwards.
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