In August of 410 CE Alaric the Gothic king accomplished something that had not been done in over eight centuries: he and his army entered the gates of imperial Rome and sacked the city. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1449/sack-of-rome-410-ce/ #History #Alaric #Goths #RomanEmpire

Galla Placidia (388-450 CE), the future empress, was the half-sister of the Westen Roman emperor Flavius Honorius (r. 395-423 CE), and the daughter of Theodosius the Great (r. 379-395 CE). She was taken hostage by Alaric during the sack of Rome 410 CE. #History #RomanEmperor #GallaPlacidia #Alaric #HistoryFacts https://www.worldhistory.org/Galla_Placidia/

Alaric I (r. https://www.worldhistory.org/Alaric/ #History #Alaric #Goths #Orosius

Alaric I (r. 394-410 CE) was a Gothic military commander who is famous for sacking Rome in 410 CE, which was the first time the city had been sacked in over 800 years.https://www.worldhistory.org/Alaric/ #Alaric #Goths #Orosius #History

In August of 410 CE Alaric the Gothic king accomplished something that had not been done in over eight centuries: he and his army entered the gates of imperial Rome and sacked the city.https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1449/sack-of-rome-410-ce/ #Alaric #Goths #RomanEmpire #History