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The Visigoths. . . treated all Europe as an enemy’s land. . . . They destroyed all the cities which they captured. . . . They also . . . left in Rome nothing whatever of public or private wealth when they moved on to Gaul. . . .
—“Procopius of Caesarea: Alaric’s Sack of Rome,” 410 AD
How did the event described in this excerpt affect western Europe?

A Merchants fortified towns to protect trade networks.

B Priests forced religious conversion upon invaders.

C Nobles recruited knights to defend manors.

D Monarchs formed alliances with neighboring powers.