Alaric I

E37098

Visigothic king historical figure king

Alaric I was the king of the Visigoths best known for leading the forces that famously sacked Rome in 410 AD, marking a pivotal moment in the decline of the Western Roman Empire.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Visigothic king ⓘ historical figure ⓘ king ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Alaric ⓘ Alaric the Goth ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	decline of the Western Roman Empire ⓘ
birthDate	c. 370 ⓘ
burialPlace	Busento River (legendary) ⓘ
conflict	Gothic War ⓘ surface form: Gothic War against the Eastern Roman Empire Sack of Rome 410 AD ⓘ surface form: Sack of Rome (410) invasions of Greece ⓘ invasions of Italy ⓘ
deathDate	410 ⓘ
deathPlace	Bruttium ⓘ Province of Cosenza ⓘ surface form: Cosenza region Southern Italy ⓘ surface form: southern Italy
enteredCity	Rome ⓘ
enteredCityDate	24 August 410 ⓘ
ethnicity	Visigoth ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Late Antiquity ⓘ
knownFor	leading Visigothic invasions of the Eastern and Western Roman Empires ⓘ role in the decline of the Western Roman Empire ⓘ sack of Rome in 410 ⓘ
leaderOf	Goths ⓘ surface form: Visigoths
ledPeopleTo	Greece ⓘ Italy ⓘ
legacy	milestone in the fall of the Western Roman Empire ⓘ symbol of the vulnerability of Rome ⓘ
militaryRank	warlord ⓘ
name	Alaric I self-link ⓘ
negotiatedWith	Honorius ⓘ surface form: Emperor Honorius Roman authorities ⓘ
opponent	Byzantine Empire ⓘ surface form: Eastern Roman Empire Honorius ⓘ Stilicho ⓘ Western Roman Empire ⓘ
positionHeld	Reccared I ⓘ surface form: King of the Visigoths
reignEnd	410 ⓘ
reignStart	395 ⓘ
religion	Arianism ⓘ surface form: Arian Christianity
sackDate	410 ⓘ
sacked	Rome ⓘ
soughtTitle	Roman military command ⓘ magister militum of the Roman Empire ⓘ
tribe	Goths ⓘ surface form: Visigoths

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Pollentia → commander → Alaric I ⓘ

Sack of Rome 410 AD → commander → Alaric I ⓘ

subject surface form: Sack of Rome (410)

First siege of Rome by Alaric (408) → hasCommander → Alaric I ⓘ

Visigothic–Roman conflicts → hasCommander → Alaric I ⓘ

Fall of the Western Roman Empire → hasKeyFigure → Alaric I ⓘ

First siege of Rome by Alaric (408) → ledBy → Alaric I ⓘ

Alaric I → name → Alaric I self-link ⓘ

Visigothic Kingdom → notableRuler → Alaric I ⓘ

Honorius → opponent → Alaric I ⓘ

Stilicho → opponent → Alaric I ⓘ

Zosimus' "New History" → portraysFigure → Alaric I ⓘ

subject surface form: New History