say in 1600, but who pressed into it.

强行于此地区定居
Usually, the picture is that they are coming from the north

他们通常来自于北方
or the northeast and pressing down into it.

或者东北使用武力手段进入了迈锡尼
I have to believe that whoever came up with that theory for the first time

我想任何人第一次接触该理论
was aided in coming to it

都会自动联想到罗马帝国的衰亡
by thinking about the end of the Roman Empire,

进而支持该理论
when something precisely like that did happen.

因为类似的事情确实曾经发生过
These Germanic and other tribes,

那些日耳曼部落和其他部落
who were largely located north and northeast of Europe,

主要位于欧洲北部和东北部
came down--I should say not Europe,

的入侵我应该说不是位于欧洲
but the Roman Empire--

而是位于罗马帝国
came down and ultimately destroyed it by invasion.

入侵并且完全摧毁了罗马帝国