Alaric I
~370–410 · Visigothic (possibly Peuce Island, Danube) · Late Roman Empire, Migration Period
Known for: Sacked Rome in 410 CE—the first time the 'Eternal City' had been captured in 800 years
Alaric led the Visigoths in sacking Rome in August 410 CE—an event that shocked the world and is often cited as the beginning of the end of the Western Roman Empire. He had tried for years to negotiate a homeland for his people within the empire; the sack of Rome was a last resort after repeated broken promises.
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