battle of adrianople
decline of pottery: almost no wheel-turned pottery, especially in England
building: stone, mortar, glazed windows
tiled vs thatched or wood shingled roof
roman buildings: marbled or mosaic floors, under-floor heating, piped water

post roman bricks, stone, marble were re-used rather than quarried

roof tiles were lost for 1000 years in Italy

rome: gold, silver copper coins; almost no copper coins afterwards

england and italy fell below the pre-roman times

interior provinces sent money, gold, to maintain approx 0.5mil army.
soldiers spending stimulated local economy

population drop

roman times: agriculture specialized by region and became more productive

domestic cattle were bigger
after rome: fell back to pre-historic sizes

european union trying to portray barbarian invasion and fall of rome as
foundation and origin of united europe

800ad Charlemagne is crowned emperor in Rome