Alaric I - Wikipedia Alaric I ( ˈælərɪk ; Gothic: 𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃, Alarīks lit 'ruler of all'; [2] Latin: Alaricus; c 370 – 411 AD) was the first king of the Visigoths, from 395 to 410 He rose to leadership of the Goths who came to occupy Moesia —territory acquired a couple of decades earlier by a combined force of Goths and Alans after the Battle of Adrianople
Alaric | Barbarian King, Visigoth Leader | Britannica Alaric (born c 370, Peuce Island [now in Romania]—died 410, Cosentia, Bruttium [now Cosenza, Italy]) was the chief of the Visigoths from 395 and leader of the army that sacked Rome in August 410, an event that symbolized the fall of the Western Roman Empire
Alaric - World History Encyclopedia Alaric I (r 394-410 CE) was a Gothic military commander who is famous for sacking Rome in 410 CE, which was the first time the city had been sacked in over 800 years Although little of his family
Alaric: The Visigoth King Who Sacked Rome in 410 AD Alaric, the Visigothic leader, laid siege to Rome three times: In 408, Alaric besieged Rome following the assassination of the Roman general Stilicho, a half-Vandal who had effectively been governing the Western Roman Empire and had maintained a precarious peace with the Visigoths
10 Facts About Alaric and the Sack of Rome in 410 AD Here are 10 facts about the 410 sack of Rome Alaric in Rome, 1888 by Wilhelm Lindenschmit 1 Alaric had once served in the Roman army In 394 Alaric led a 20,000-strong force in aid of Theodosius, the Eastern Roman Emperor, in his defeat of the Frankish Roman General Arbogast at the battle of Frigidus
Alaric, King of the Visigoths and the Sack of Rome - ThoughtCo Alaric was a Visigoth king, a barbarian who has the distinction of having sacked Rome It was not what he wanted to do: In addition to being a king of the Goths, Alaric was a Roman magister militum ' master of soldiers,' making him a valued member of the Roman Empire
Alaric – The King of the Visigoths - Medieval History He is regarded as the Visigoth king who reigned in 395 following Theodosius’ demise and the collapse of the Roman legions As the leader of the only effective field force remaining in the Balkans, he sought Roman legitimacy but never quite achieved an acceptable position