[Richbee]

The Lombards didn’t destroy the Roman Empire, and it took many waves of Goths and Visigoths to bring down Rome and the Empire.

[Main Street]

Richbee wrote: "The Lombards didn’t destroy the Roman Empire, and it took many waves of Goths and Visigoths to bring down Rome and the Empire."

I wrote: "....the Lombards originated in Scandinavia and were among the Germanic Warrior Tribes that destroyed the Roman Empire."



'MAP OF THE INCURSIONS OF THE BARBARIANS WHO DESTROYED THE ROMAN EMPIRE' Showing the route of the Lombards from Scandinavia, across the Baltic Sea, through Germany, then on to North Central Italy. From Mitchell's Ancient Atlas. Published by E.H. Butler & Co., Philadelphia, Pa., 1844.

Larger detailed view:

http://lombard-avenue.smugmug.com/Genealogy/LOMBARDI-FAMILY-HISTORY/huioiu/90821623_dbAmM-O-1.jpg