Alaric
a.d. c370–410, king of the Visigoths: captured Rome 410.
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After suffering heavy casualties in a subsequent Roman civil war and then once again treated in an underhanded manner by their Roman commanders, these people were roused to yet another rebellion led by Alaric I – the king of the Visigoths.
Goths: Germanic Warriors Who Exposed The Roman Empire | Dattatreya Mandal | September 4, 2022 | Realm of HistoryAccording to one of the historians of that time, among the chiefs of Alaric's horde a Garibaldi commanded a "squadra."
Rule of the Monk | Giuseppe GaribaldiAlaric advances in Italy, and Stilicho prepares to resist him.
Assuredly the situation was charged with potentialities, but from such Alaric Denham, recognising, did not shrink.
Forging the Blades | Bertram MitfordWhat if Alaric were delivered over to the authorities, might it not be that the evidence would not be strong enough?
Forging the Blades | Bertram Mitford
This hateful fiend had got Alaric into his power to compass his own object, and that object—good Heavens!
Forging the Blades | Bertram Mitford
British Dictionary definitions for Alaric
/ (ˈælərɪk) /
?370–410 ad, king of the Visigoths, who served under the Roman emperor Theodosius I but later invaded Greece and Italy, capturing Rome in 410
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