Gothic Armies Sack Rome
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Empires, Dynasties, Invasions, Raids, Conquests, Sieges, Cities, Urbanization, Barbarians, Nomads, Roman Empire, Ancient Rome
- Curriculum: Italian History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Italy
- Date: August 24-26, 410
Article abstract: Gothic armies sacked Rome and revealed the crisis afflicting the Roman Empire in the west, shattering the myth of Rome’s invincibility and security.
Summary of Event
When Emperor Theodosius the Great died in 395 c.e., the breakup of the Roman Empire into eastern and western halves was inevitable. From that time onward, the civil rulers in the west were under the power of barbarian leaders. The sack of Rome by the Visigoths under Alaric I in 410 should be seen as one episode in the final stages of the disintegration of the united...
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