The second volume of Guy Anonymous’s study “After Rome” examines the formation and development of the barbarian kingdoms that arose from the ruins of the lost Western Roman Empire, and provides an overview of the events that took place in the Eastern Empire, which transformed into Byzantium. Europe plunged into a dark and bloody transition period between antiquity and the Middle Ages, suffering colossal demographic and cultural losses. Centuries of barbarity and cruelty reigned, but our civilization slowly moved towards the source of light - the formation of a single Christian community. This book covers the historical period from 430 to 800 AD. The publication is aimed at a wide range of readers, and is also recommended for students studying the era of late antiquity and the early Middle Ages.