alaric wanted the land of rome. some people call this the 911 in ancient times.
Constantinople becomes capital of Roman Empire
Rome has been sacked by the Visigoths, Vandals, Ostrogoths, and many more.
the king who led the the attack on rome and ordered the treasury to be looted and burned was
There are several who contributed to the fall of Rome; mainly, Alaric's army, the Germanic slaves that revolted against their Roman leaders, and some can argue that the Romans themselves were the cause of their demise.
In the 5th century C.E., Rome was sacked twice by "barbarian" forces. In 410, Alaric led a force of Goths (or, Visigoths) into Italy, sacking Rome and other cities. Later, in the 480s and 490s, a force of Germanic peoples known as Ostrogoth's invaded Italy, captured Rome, and set themselves up as the rulers of the conquered territory, thus bringing the Western Roman Empire to its formal end.
The Visigoths, led by Alaric, were the first invaders to sack Rome, in 410 AD.
In the sack of Rome in 410 AD, the Visigoths were led by Alaric. There is a link to an article on the sack of Rome below.
Alaric I
Alaric successfully besieged Rome and the Visigoths sacked the city.
Alaric I sacked Rome in 410. This was the second time this happened. The previous sack (by the Gauls) occurred in 390 BC, eight hundred years earlier.
From World History Jouney Across Time: "In A.D. 410 the visigoth leader Alaric and his soldiers captured rome itself"
Alaric was king of the Visigoths who captured Rome in 410. === ===
Rome fell in 410AD. barbarians (thought of as crude & uncivilised by the romans) raided rome, lead great by their leader, Alaric.
Alaric I was the king of the Visigoths (the Goths of the west).
Far from being the enemy of Rome, Alaric worked as king-maker, installing Priscus Attalus as emperor, and keeping him there despite policy disagreements. It didn't work. Ultimately, Rome's refusals to accommodate a barbarian led Alaric to sack Rome on August 24, A.D. 410.
After the sack of Rome king Alaric took his Visigoths to Calabria (the toe of Italy). He wanted to sail to Africa. However, he died. His successor, Ataulf, instead, took them to south-western Gaul.
Alaric