Sack of Rome 410 AD

E5871

historical event military conflict siege

The Sack of Rome in 410 AD was a pivotal moment in late antiquity when the Visigoths under King Alaric captured and looted the city, symbolizing the declining power of the Western Roman Empire.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
Sack of Rome (410)	13
Fall of the Western Roman Empire	1
Sack of Rome (410 CE)	1
Sack of Rome (410) by the Visigoths	1
Sack of Rome 410 AD canonical	1
Sack of Rome by the Visigoths	1
Sack of Rome by the Visigoths in 410	1
Sack of Rome in 410	1
Visigothic sack of Rome	1
sack of Rome (410)	1
sack of Rome by Alaric	1
sack of Rome in 410	1
sack of Rome in 410 AD	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical event ⓘ military conflict ⓘ siege ⓘ
combatant	Visigothic Kingdom ⓘ Western Roman Empire ⓘ
commander	Alaric I ⓘ
coordinateLocation	41.8931° N, 12.4828° E ⓘ
country	Western Roman Empire ⓘ
describedIn	"The City of God" by Augustine of Hippo ⓘ Zosimus' "New History" ⓘ letters of Jerome ⓘ writings of Orosius ⓘ
endTime	27 August 410 ⓘ
followedBy	Sack of Rome 455 AD ⓘ surface form: Sack of Rome (455) Visigothic march into southern Italy ⓘ Visigothic move toward Gaul ⓘ
hasCause	Visigothic–Roman conflicts ⓘ breakdown of treaty obligations to the Visigoths ⓘ failure of negotiations between Alaric and Honorius ⓘ political instability in the Western Roman Empire ⓘ unpaid subsidies to the Visigoths ⓘ
hasEffect	damage and looting in Rome ⓘ flight of Roman aristocrats from the city ⓘ inspiration for Augustine's work "The City of God" ⓘ psychological shock across the Roman world ⓘ refugee movements within the empire ⓘ symbolized decline of the Western Roman Empire ⓘ weakening of Roman senatorial aristocracy ⓘ
hasParticipant	Germanic peoples ⓘ surface form: Visigoths Western Roman Empire ⓘ citizens of Rome ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Late Antiquity ⓘ Late Antiquity ⓘ surface form: late Roman Empire
location	Italy ⓘ Rome ⓘ
notableFeature	first successful sack of Rome in nearly 800 years ⓘ limited destruction of churches ⓘ ransoming of prominent Romans ⓘ use of slaves and insiders to open city gates ⓘ
opposingCommander	Honorius ⓘ Roman Senate leaders ⓘ Roman urban prefects ⓘ
partOf	Sack of Rome 410 AD self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Fall of the Western Roman Empire Visigothic–Roman conflicts ⓘ surface form: Visigothic Wars
pointInTime	24 August 410 ⓘ 410 ⓘ
precededBy	First siege of Rome by Alaric (408) ⓘ First siege of Rome by Alaric (408) ⓘ surface form: Second siege of Rome by Alaric (409)
religiousAspect	debate over role of Christianity in Rome's misfortunes ⓘ protection of Christian churches by Visigoths ⓘ
significance	milestone in transition from classical antiquity to the Middle Ages ⓘ turning point in perception of Roman invincibility ⓘ

Referenced by (25)

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

Roman Empire → keyEvent → Sack of Rome 410 AD ⓘ

Sack of Rome 410 AD → partOf → Sack of Rome 410 AD self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Sack of Rome (410)

this entity surface form: Fall of the Western Roman Empire

Sack of Rome 455 AD → followed → Sack of Rome 410 AD ⓘ

subject surface form: Sack of Rome (455)

this entity surface form: Sack of Rome (410)

Sack of Rome 455 AD → follows → Sack of Rome 410 AD ⓘ

subject surface form: Sack of Rome (455)

this entity surface form: Sack of Rome (410) by the Visigoths

Western Roman Empire → notableEvent → Sack of Rome 410 AD ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sack of Rome by the Visigoths in 410

Honorius → associatedWithEvent → Sack of Rome 410 AD ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sack of Rome (410)

Roman–Germanic wars → notableBattle → Sack of Rome 410 AD ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sack of Rome (410)

Visigothic–Roman conflicts → hasPart → Sack of Rome 410 AD ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sack of Rome (410)

Visigothic–Roman conflicts → significantEvent → Sack of Rome 410 AD ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sack of Rome (410)

Alaric I → conflict → Sack of Rome 410 AD ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sack of Rome (410)

First siege of Rome by Alaric (408) → followedBy → Sack of Rome 410 AD ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sack of Rome (410)

Zosimus' "New History" → notableEventDescribed → Sack of Rome 410 AD ⓘ

subject surface form: New History

this entity surface form: Sack of Rome in 410

Fall of the Western Roman Empire → hasKeyEvent → Sack of Rome 410 AD ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sack of Rome (410 CE)

Basilica Aemilia → destroyedDuring → Sack of Rome 410 AD ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sack of Rome by the Visigoths

Goths → notableBattle → Sack of Rome 410 AD ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sack of Rome (410)

Priscus Attalus → associatedWithEvent → Sack of Rome 410 AD ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sack of Rome (410)

Alaric → notableFor → Sack of Rome 410 AD ⓘ

this entity surface form: sack of Rome in 410 AD

Alaric the Goth → knownFor → Sack of Rome 410 AD ⓘ

this entity surface form: sack of Rome in 410

Alaric the Goth → notableEvent → Sack of Rome 410 AD ⓘ

this entity surface form: sack of Rome (410)

Busento River (legendary) → associatedWithEvent → Sack of Rome 410 AD ⓘ

this entity surface form: Visigothic sack of Rome

Second siege of Rome by Alaric (409) → followedBy → Sack of Rome 410 AD ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sack of Rome (410)

Second siege of Rome by Alaric (409) → relatedTo → Sack of Rome 410 AD ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sack of Rome (410)

Historia Nea → keyEventDescribed → Sack of Rome 410 AD ⓘ

this entity surface form: sack of Rome by Alaric

House of Theodosius → significantEvent → Sack of Rome 410 AD ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sack of Rome (410)

City of God → addressesEvent → Sack of Rome 410 AD ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sack of Rome (410)