Question

The following is a primary account written by St. Jerome, and his experience of the fall of Rome.

Answer 1

Answer: The Roman borders were being overrun by numerous tribes, and the devastation was immense.

Explanation:

St. Jerome spoke of how the Roman borders had being breached on many sides such as in Gaul and Germany by numerous tribes such as the Vandals, the Quadi, the Sarmati and the Alani.

He then mentions the devastation that these invasions had caused such as the thousands of people massacred in churches and how citizens have been captured and towns depopulated.