Alaric

[ al-er-ik ]

noun

1. a.d. c370–410, king of the Visigoths: captured Rome 410.

Alaric

/ ˈælərɪk /

noun

1. Alaric?370410MVisigothicPOLITICS: hereditary ruler ?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

Example Sentences

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.

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According to one of the historians of that time, among the chiefs of Alaric's horde a Garibaldi commanded a "squadra."

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Alaric advances in Italy, and Stilicho prepares to resist him.

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Assuredly the situation was charged with potentialities, but from such Alaric Denham, recognising, did not shrink.

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What if Alaric were delivered over to the authorities, might it not be that the evidence would not be strong enough?

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This hateful fiend had got Alaric into his power to compass his own object, and that object—good Heavens!

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