The Roman Empire falls apart in the third century AD

Let us assume an earlier invasion of the Huns or some other nomadic tribe east of Ukraine. They press other groups of people towards the Roman Empire into Greece, Italy, Gaul, Spain and North Africa. That is, there is no surviving empire, neither east nor west.

This of course happens before the Empire became officially Christian. How would this influence the course of European history and Christianity?
 
Let us assume an earlier invasion of the Huns or some other nomadic tribe east of Ukraine. They press other groups of people towards the Roman Empire into Greece, Italy, Gaul, Spain and North Africa. That is, there is no surviving empire, neither east nor west.

This of course happens before the Empire became officially Christian. How would this influence the course of European history and Christianity?

In my opinion we'll have an earlier and longer dark ages, as for Christianity it was already around the empire therefore suppressed by the Romans, it may flourish in some areas and maybe altogether wiped out in out her areas.
 
In my opinion we'll have an earlier and longer dark ages, as for Christianity it was already around the empire therefore suppressed by the Romans, it may flourish in some areas and maybe altogether wiped out in out her areas.

Wouldn´t it also be more heteogenous as you would not have the Roman Emperor to decide what should count as heresy?
 
In my opinion we'll have an earlier and longer dark ages, as for Christianity it was already around the empire therefore suppressed by the Romans, it may flourish in some areas and maybe altogether wiped out in out her areas.

Why would it take longer for states to form in this timeline than in our timeline?
 
Why would it take longer for states to form in this timeline than in our timeline?

Christianity was used as an ideological weapon for many kings. The idea was something like: One God, one king, one kingdom. It was a useful weapon against other "big men" in the area.
 
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