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Alaric I
Alaric I (
c.370–410) King of the
VISIGOTHS. He commanded
THEODOSIUS' Gothic allies and helped put down the Western usurper emperor Eugenius. On Theodosius' death the Eastern and Western Roman empires were formally divided. Alaric revolted against the rule of Constantinople (now
ISTANBUL) and moved with his people in search of homelands. He invaded Italy in 401. Twice defeated by Stilicho, the Roman general, he entered a treaty of alliance with him. After the execution of Stilicho by Emperor Honorius, Alaric repudiated the pact and ravaged Italy, laying siege to Rome three times. The city fell in 410. That same year he planned invasions of Sicily and Africa, but his fleet was destroyed by storms. He died at Cosenza.
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Alaric
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Alaric Alaric (ca. 370-410) was a leader of the Visigoths who clashed repeatedly...Roman province of Lower Moesia (northern Bulgaria) as Roman mercenaries. Alaric was born near the mouth of the Danube about 370. The Visigothic troops...
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Alaric I
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Alaric I , c.370-410, Visigothic king. He headed the Visigothic...the emperor's death (395) the troops rebelled and chose Alaric as their leader (see Visigoths ). Alaric devastated Thrace, Macedonia, and Greece. Stopped, but...
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Alaric II
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Alaric II d. 507, Visigothic king of Spain and of S Gaul (c.484...successor of Euric. He issued (506) at Toulouse the Breviary of Alaric for his Roman subjects. Alaric's adherence to Arianism gave Clovis I , king of the Franks...
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Breviary of Alaric
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Breviary of Alaric , Visigothic code of Roman law issued (506) by King Alaric II for his Roman subjects in Spain and S Gaul. It is also known as the Lex Romana Visigothorum. Based largely on the Theodosian Code and accompanied by valuable commentaries...
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Flavius Stilicho
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...restored Africa to the empire. However, the major rival to Stilicho was Alaric the Goth. Four times in his career, Stilicho faced Alaric. He was about to crush Alaric when he was called back by order of the emperor Arcadius. In 397 he confronted...
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