An anachronistic fifteenth-century miniature depicting the sack of 410.

The Sack of Rome occurred on August 24, 410. The city was attacked by the Visigoths, led by Alaric I. The Roman capital had been moved to the Italian city of Ravenna by the young emperor Honorius, after the Visigoths entered Italy. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 488 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (532 × 653 pixel, file size: 193 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) La bildo estas kopiita de wikipedia:de. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 488 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (532 × 653 pixel, file size: 193 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) La bildo estas kopiita de wikipedia:de. ... Events Alaric I deposes Priscus Attalus as Roman Emperor. ... The city of Rome has been sacked on several occasions. ... Nickname: Motto: SPQR: Senatus Populusque Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 21 April 753 BC Government  - Mayor Walter Veltroni Area  - City 1,285 km²  (580 sq mi)  - Urban 5... is the 236th day of the year (237th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events Alaric I deposes Priscus Attalus as Roman Emperor. ... Migrations The Visigoths (Western Goths) were one of two main branches of the Goths, an East Germanic tribe (the Ostrogoths being the other). ... An 1894 photogravure of Alaric I taken from a painting by Ludwig Thiersch. ... See: Flavius Augustus Honorius, western Roman emperor 395-423 Saint Honorius, archbishop of Canterbury 627-655 Pope Honorius I, pope 625-638 Pope Honorius II, pope 1124-1130 Pope Honorius III, pope 1216-1227 Pope Honorius IV, pope 1285-1287 Antipope Honorius II, 1061-1064 This is a disambiguation page... Migrations The Visigoths (Western Goths) were one of two main branches of the Goths, an East Germanic tribe (the Ostrogoths being the other). ...

This was the first time in almost 800 years that Rome had fallen to an enemy. The previous sack of Rome was by Gauls under their leader Brennus in 387 BC. Many historians see this as an end of the Western Roman Empire^{[citation needed]}. Nickname: Motto: SPQR: Senatus Populusque Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 21 April 753 BC Government  - Mayor Walter Veltroni Area  - City 1,285 km²  (580 sq mi)  - Urban 5... Combatants Roman Republic Gauls Commanders Quintus Sulpicius Brennus Strength 40,000 70,000 The Battle of the Allia was a battle of the first Gallic invasion of Italy. ... Gaul (Latin: ) was the name given,in ancient times, to the region of Western Europe comprising present-day northern Italy, France, Belgium, western Switzerland and the parts of the Netherlands and Germany on the west bank of the Rhine river. ... A sculpture, depicting this Brennus that adorned an 18th or 19th century French naval vessel Brennus, a chieftain of the Senones of the Adriatic coast of Italy, who in 387 BC, in the Battle of the Allia, led an army of Cisalpine Gauls in their attack on Rome. ... Motto Senatus Populusque Romanus The Western Roman Empire in 395. ...

Prelude

Troubles in the East

Barbarian tribes had been growing stronger for a long time, uniting in fear of the Roman juggernaut. However, in the late 4th century, the Huns began to overrun barbarian territories. In 376, they forced many Thervings, led by Fritigern to seek exile into the Eastern Roman Empire. Soon, however, high taxes, Roman prejudice, and government corruption turned them against the Empire. The Visigoths began looting and pillaging throughout the Eastern Balkans. In the Second Battle of Adrianople in 378, Fritigern decisively defeated the Eastern Emperor Valens, who died during or soon after the battle. The Huns were an early confederation of Central Asian equestrian nomads or semi-nomads. ... The Thervingi were a Gothic people of the Danubian plains west of the Dnestr River in the 3rd and 4th Centuries CE. They had close contacts with the Greuthungi, another Gothic people from east of the Dnestr River, as well as the Late Roman Empire (or early Byzantine Empire). ... Frithugairns (Gothic for desiring peace) or Fritigern (died ca. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Byzantine Empire. ... The second Battle of Adrianople (August 9, 378) was fought between a Roman army led by the Emperor Valens and Germanic tribes (mainly Visigoths and Ostrogoths, assisted by some non-Germanic Alans) commanded by Fritigern. ... Frithugairns (Gothic for desiring peace) or Fritigern (died ca. ... Solidus minted by Valens in 376. ...

A peace was forged in 382, in which the new Eastern Emperor, Theodosius I, signed a treaty with these Goths (later known as the Visigoths) that recognized their claim to the province of Thrace.^{[citation needed]} An engraving depicting what Theodosius may have looked like, ca. ... Migrations The Visigoths (Western Goths) were one of two main branches of the Goths, an East Germanic tribe (the Ostrogoths being the other). ... Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak  Thrace (Bulgarian: , Greek: , Attic Greek: ThrāíkÄ“ or ThrēíkÄ“, Latin: , Turkish: ) is a historical and geographic area in southeast Europe. ...

Soon Alaric the Visigoth was rising through the Visigothic ranks. He became an important general in the army. However, at the Battle of the Frigidus, half the Visigoths present died fighting for the Romans against a rogue Roman general, by the name of Arbogast. This gave him the impression that Rome wanted the Visigoths to die as quickly as possible. // Alaric is a Germanic name that, broken into its parts means Ala: everyones and ric: ruler. This has various forms in the several Germanic languages, such as Alareiks in the original Gothic and Alrekr in Old Norse. ... Migrations The Visigoths were one of two main branches of the Goths, an East Germanic tribe (the Ostrogoths being the other). ... Combatants Eastern Roman Empire Visigoths Western Roman Empire Franks Commanders Theodosius I, Stilicho, Alaric Eugenius†, Arbogast† Casualties Unknown Eugenius killed, Arbogast commits suicide The Battle of the Frigidus, also called the Battle of the Frigid River, was fought between September 5-6 394, between the army of the Eastern Emperor... Migrations The Visigoths (Western Goths) were one of two main branches of the Goths, an East Germanic tribe (the Ostrogoths being the other). ... Arbogast refers to: Arbogast, a Frankish general in the late Roman Empire Antoine Arbogast, a French mathematician Arbogast, an Irish saint This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ...

Alaric was practically ruler of the Visigoths by the time Theodosius died in 395; Fritigern had died in 380.^{[citation needed]} // Alaric is a Germanic name that, broken into its parts means Ala: everyones and ric: ruler. This has various forms in the several Germanic languages, such as Alareiks in the original Gothic and Alrekr in Old Norse. ... Migrations The Visigoths (Western Goths) were one of two main branches of the Goths, an East Germanic tribe (the Ostrogoths being the other). ...

Return to hostilities

Alaric soon resumed hostilities against the Eastern Empire after Theodosius died. Flavius Stilicho, the Eastern Empire's top general, and later the Western Empire's top general, soon chased him into Italy. He then chased Alaric through Italy. Flavius Stilicho (c. ...

Fearing the Visigoths, the Western Roman Empire moved its capital to Ravenna. However, though Alaric was decisively defeated at the Battle of Pollentia and later in the Battle of Verona, Alaric continued to escape. Motto Senatus Populusque Romanus The Western Roman Empire in 395. ... Ravenna is a city and comune in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. ... Combatants Roman Empire Visigoths Commanders Stilicho Alaric I The Battle of Pollentia was fought on 6 April 402 (Easter) between the Romans and the Visigoths. ... The Battle of Verona was fought in June of 403 by Alarics Visigoths, and a Roman force led by Stilicho. ...

Stilicho continued to hold Alaric back, though Alaric's frequent escapes provoked rumors that Stilicho was allowing this to happen. Soon, Alaric formed a new alliance with both Empires for an expedition to the far reaches of the Eastern Empire, possibly a plan to take him as far away from Rome as possible. The alliance quickly broke down, however.

Widespread prejudice caused thousands of formerly loyal Visigothic Romans to join Alaric, greatly strengthening his forces. Stilicho was soon compelled to ask the Senate to pay tribute. The Senate was greatly angered and Emperor Honorius, of the Western Roman Empire, was convinced that Stilicho was plotting a coup. Stilicho, Rome's best hope against Alaric, was hanged on August 22, 408. Flavius Honorius (September 9, 384–August 15, 423) was Roman Emperor (393- 395) and then Western Roman Emperor from 395 until his death. ... Motto Senatus Populusque Romanus The Western Roman Empire in 395. ...

The Sack and its Aftermath

The angry Visigoths soon laid siege to Rome in late 408. They eventually withdrew after the Senate promised tribute, and as a parting gift Alaric sent 300 young men as slaves for the Roman Senate. However, Emperor Honorius refused to pay and the siege resumed in 410. Nickname: Motto: SPQR: Senatus Populusque Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 21 April 753 BC Government  - Mayor Walter Veltroni Area  - City 1,285 km²  (580 sq mi)  - Urban 5...

On August 24, 410, Alaric's "slaves" stormed the gatehouse and opened Rome's Salarian Gate and the Visigoths poured in and looted for 3 days. Though it was not a particularly violent looting with relatively little rape or murder, it had a profound effect on the city. This was the first time the city had been sacked in 800 years, and its citizens were devastated. Nickname: Motto: SPQR: Senatus Populusque Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 21 April 753 BC Government  - Mayor Walter Veltroni Area  - City 1,285 km²  (580 sq mi)  - Urban 5... Porta Salaria in an etching by Giuseppe Vasi (18th century). ...

Tens of thousands of Romans fled the economically ruined city into the countryside.^{[citation needed]} As the Visigoths had set the example, wave upon wave of barbarians attacked Rome.^{[neutrality disputed]} Nickname: Motto: SPQR: Senatus Populusque Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 21 April 753 BC Government  - Mayor Walter Veltroni Area  - City 1,285 km²  (580 sq mi)  - Urban 5...

References

• http://www.mmdtkw.org/VAlaric.html