Alaric I (/ ˈælərɪk /; Gothic: 𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃, Alarīks lit. 'ruler of all'; [2] 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.

Sep 4, 2014 · 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 (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.

Aug 23, 2023 · 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.

Aug 9, 2018 · Alaric, strengthened by 10,000 Goths that had defected from Rome, sacked several Italian cities and set his sights on Rome.

Nov 4, 2019 · 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.

Jan 27, 2020 · Alaric, a Gothic king [see Visigoths Timeline], had no territory or power base beyond his soldiers, but he was leader of the Goths for 15 years. When he died, his brother-in-law took over. When he died, Walla, and then, Theoderic ruled the Goths, but by then the Gothic king finally had a physical territory over which to rule.

Alaric (name), a Germanic name, including a list of people and fictional characters; Alaric I (c. 370–410), king of Visigoths, who sacked Rome, and many Greek cities; Alaric II (c. 458–507), king of the Visigoths; Alaric and Eric, legendary kings of the Swedes

Jan 12, 2025 · Alaric I, the legendary Gothic chieftain, played a crucial role in the decline of the Western Roman Empire. Rising to power in the late 4th and early 5th centuries AD, Alaric led the Visigoths with strategic brilliance, leaving a lasting impact on European history.

The death and burial of Alaric 1, feared leader of the Visigoths, in 410 A.D., is surrounded by mystery and legend. He was buried according to Visigoth tradition, and because of that, his grave has never been found. And that's the first part of this mystery. The great king was…