| A | B |
| Constantine | a Roman emperor who split the entire empire in half and founded the city of Constantinople |
| Belisarius | general who was appointed to stregthen and lead the Byzantine army |
| Theodora | empress who fought to protect women and the poor |
| Justinian | ruler of Byzantium who updated the laws |
| Alaric | Visigoth leader who captured Rome for the first time in 800 years |
| Huns | invading tribes from Mongolia |
| Germanic tribes | invading tribes from the Northern empire |
| Ostrogoths | Germanic tribe that was conquered by the Huns |
| Visigoths | Germanic tribe that asked the Romans for protection |