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Alaric I

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Alaric I , c.370-410, Visigothic king. He headed the Visigothic troops serving Emperor Theodosius I. After the emperor's death (395) the troops rebelled and chose Alaric as their leader (see Visigoths ). Alaric devastated Thrace, Macedonia, and Greece. Stopped, but not defeated, by Stilicho , he retired northward, and by an agreement with the Eastern emperor, Arcadius , occupied Epirus. In 401 he invaded Italy, where after some indecisive warfare he agreed to withdraw. Stilicho persuaded (407) the Romans to buy Alaric's alliance, but shortly afterward Emperor Honorius had Stilicho... Read more
Alaric
Alaric Alaric (ca. 370-410) was a leader of the Visigoths who clashed repeatedly with...Roman province of Lower Moesia (northern Bulgaria) as Roman mercenaries. Alaric was born near the mouth of the Danube about 370. The Visigothic troops in... Read more
Alaric I
Alaric I ( c. 370–410) King of the VISIGOTHS . He commanded...Eastern and Western Roman empires were formally divided. Alaric revolted against the rule of Constantinople (now ISTANBUL...him. After the execution of Stilicho by Emperor Honorius, Alaric repudiated the pact and ravaged Italy, laying ... Read more

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