# Pressure of migrations grows along Rhine frontier (376)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/376-pressure-of-migrations-grows-along-rhine-frontier
Location: Northeastern Gaul

Movement of peoples across the Roman frontier intensified late-imperial instability. Within the broader Roman Gaul period, Roman conquest transformed Gaul through provincial government, roads, cities, citizenship and cultural exchange. The later empire brought Christianity, civil wars, frontier pressure and the rise of successor kingdoms. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is Roman Empire (Roman imperial rule in Gaul). Pressure of migrations grows along Rhine frontier is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
Pressure of migrations grows along Rhine frontier is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France.

Ruler at the time: [Roman Empire](https://history-france.com/rulers/roman-empire)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Pressure of migrations grows along Rhine frontier](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Pressure+of+migrations+grows+along+Rhine+frontier&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Pressure of migrations grows along Rhine frontier](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Pressure+of+migrations+grows+along+Rhine+frontier)
- [Wikipedia — History of France overview](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_France)