The German Invaders Who Flooded into the Western Roman Empire

The German invaders who flooded into the western Roman Empire in the fourth century were

A) long-time neighbors,familiar with Roman civilization,who were attracted to Roman wealth and culture.
B) savage barbarians who had nothing to contribute to Rome.
C) pagans who were hostile to Christianity.
D) a powerful threat that even a healthy Rome would have been unable to resist.
E) outsiders who were as much strangers to the Romans as the Romans were strangers to them.