Alaric

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Alaric was the first king of the Visigoths, best known for leading the sack of Rome in 410 AD.

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Alaric canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Visigothic king
human
king
alsoKnownAs Alaric I
burialPlace Busento River (legendary)
surface form: river Busento (traditional account)
conflict invasions of Italy
wars against the Eastern Roman Empire
wars against the Western Roman Empire
countryOfCitizenship Visigothic Kingdom
culture Germanic
dateOfBirth circa 370
dateOfDeath 410
employer Byzantine Empire
surface form: Eastern Roman Empire

Western Roman Empire
entered Italy in 401
era Late Antiquity
ethnicity Goth
givenName Alaric self-link
hasInfluenceOn European history
perceptions of the barbarian invasions of Rome
historicalPeriod fall of the Western Roman Empire
languageSpoken Gothic
Latin
led Visigothic forces in the sack of Rome
ledPeopleTo Gaul
Italy
memberOf Goths
surface form: Visigoths
militaryRank general
warlord
negotiatedWith Honorius
Stilicho
notableFor military campaigns in the Eastern Roman Empire
role in the decline of the Western Roman Empire
Sack of Rome 410 AD
surface form: sack of Rome in 410 AD
opponent Honorius
Roman Empire
participatedIn Gothic War (376–382)
surface form: Gothic War against the Eastern Roman Empire
placeOfBirth near the Danube River
region of Moesia
placeOfDeath Bruttium
southern Italy
positionHeld King of the Visigoths
predecessor position created as first king of the Visigoths
religion Arianism
surface form: Arian Christianity
sacked Rome
sackOfRomeDate 410
sought land for his people within the Roman Empire
official Roman military command
successor Ataulf

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Alaric I alsoKnownAs Alaric
Alaric givenName Alaric self-link
Alaric II givenName Alaric