- The collapse of the Roman Empire and the invasions
- of the Barbarian tribes led to a big change in the history of
- Barcino. In this case, the Visigoths are the ones who now
- inhabit the small city, now called Barcinona. The sparse
- information preserved today tells us of a prominent
- Episcopal centre.
- Although the Muslim expanse in the Iberian Peninsula from
- the eighth century, Saracens could not keep control of the city
- for more than a hundred years, the time of Madinat Barshiluna.
- The Carolingian Empire took control of the city, despite the
- constant attacks by Muslim forces that reached their climax
- with the 985 siege of Almanzor.
- 5th – 10th Century
