Theodosius allowed them to settle in Moesia for purposes of defending the frontier. Which was far better treatment than they got from the Romans previously, when, after being oppressed by taxation, they plundered the Balkan p
Theodosius allowed them to settle in Moesia for purposes of defending the frontier. Which was far better treatment than they got from the Romans previously, when, after being oppressed by taxation, they plundered the Balkan provinces and  killed emperor Valens in the process at Adrianople. After setteling in Roman territory, though, their leader Alaric  marched on Rome and sacked it. Afterwards, though, they redeemed themselves somewhat by helping the Romans fight  off Attila the Hun, losing their new leader, Theodoric. The Huns were responsible for pushing them westwards in the  first place, seperating them from their eastern neighbors, the Ostrogoths. This is, FTP, what barbarian tribe that  eventually settled in Spain?
Theodosius allowed them to settle in Moesia for purposes of defending the frontier.