Home âº Research Methods âº Correlation. Correlation means association-more precisely it is a measure of the extent to which two variables are related. If an increase in one variable tends to be associated with an increase in the other then this is known as a positive correlation.
Here are the worst defeats in battle suffered by the ancient Romans, according to those of us on the Ancient / Classical History Forum, especially members cjriga and KL47. These defeats are listed chronologically from the more legendary past to the better documented defeats during the Roman Empire.otal Roman losses are probably well under 20,000, but the disaster means that the frontier coalesces on the Rhine rather than the Elbe as planned. -KL47 This defeat marked the end of any hope of expansion across the Rhine. More than that, it marked a change in Imperial policy..
War engulfed the region, starting from when the Ostrogoths were driven out to the various and massive Gothic attacks upon the region (around the 6th century). Life became truly miserable, and the population of Rome declined from some 300,000 towards the fall of the Roman Empire to 35,000 by the mid 6th century. Those few Romans that remained lived in the ruins of their former glory.