Goth Greece

What if the Goths and other Germanic tribes and their associates not only pillaged but actually pulled a slavic invasion and permanently settled in central Greece in greater numbers ? Would they assimilate fully or would they found duchies like the Langobards in Italy later ? How would the further fate of the Byzantine Empire looks like.
 
I deeply apologise for this, but the first thing I thought of was a teenager in a black chiton and heavy eyeliner going "Oh my Zeus, Daddy Heraclion, you just don't understand me..." :p
 
I deeply apologise for this, but the first thing I thought of was a teenager in a black chiton and heavy eyeliner going "Oh my Zeus, Daddy Heraclion, you just don't understand me..." :p

lol, this is quite funny. I like it :D I indeed phrased this thread capable of being missunderstood.
 
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Were the Goths even migrating in that direction? They were mostly heading towards the western part of Rome. Maybe the Alans could take large portions of Greece and Albania instead. And if a Goth tribe and/or allies decided to take on eastern Rome, they might push towards Arianism,
 
Were the Goths even migrating in that direction? They were mostly heading towards the western part of Rome. Maybe the Alans could take large portions of Greece and Albania instead. And if a Goth tribe and/or allies decided to take on eastern Rome, they might push towards Arianism,

Goths and Alans? God it sounds like a party at Birmingham.
 
The sounds of Marilyn Manson and Rasputina shall fill the air as they pillage the ancient cities and isles of Athens and Corinth, driving out the Romans and then showing The Crow in the Parthenon. Meanwhile, elsewhere, the Emos have seized Carthage, the crust punks ravage Gaul, black metalheads have overrun the limes, and hardcore kids mosh to breakdowns in Ravenna.
 
The sounds of Marilyn Manson and Rasputina shall fill the air as they pillage the ancient cities and isles of Athens and Corinth, driving out the Romans and then showing The Crow in the Parthenon. Meanwhile, elsewhere, the Emos have seized Carthage, the crust punks ravage Gaul, black metalheads have overrun the limes, and hardcore kids mosh to breakdowns in Ravenna.

thats brilliant, Sir :D
 
Were the Goths even migrating in that direction? They were mostly heading towards the western part of Rome. Maybe the Alans could take large portions of Greece and Albania instead. And if a Goth tribe and/or allies decided to take on eastern Rome, they might push towards Arianism,

They came from the East, and crossed the Danube. That's why they fought Valens at Adrianople.

If the East had crumbled a bit, I could easily see Goths moving into Greece and Anatolia.

As for culture: they'd assimilate, and probably speak a Greek descended language unless their power base is centered north of the Jirecek Line
 
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