The Romans stopped making payments to the Goths, so it made the Goths furious. Then the Goths sacked, or destroyed, Rome in 410 AD.
From World History Jouney Across Time: "In A.D. 410 the visigoth leader Alaric and his soldiers captured rome itself"
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.
In AD 410 the Visigoths, under Alaric I, became the first Germanic tribe to conquer the city of Rome itself.
Alaric was the Germanic leader that took Rome in 410 A.D.
The barbarian leader who famously conquered Rome was Alaric I, the king of the Visigoths. In 410 AD, he led his forces to sack the city, marking the first time in over 800 years that Rome had fallen to a foreign enemy. Alaric's conquest symbolized the decline of the Western Roman Empire and highlighted the increasing power of barbarian tribes during that period.
In 410, The Visigoths were the first to sack Rome
The Romans stopped making payments to the Goths, so it made the Goths furious. Then the Goths sacked, or destroyed, 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.
The Visigoths, led by Alaric, were the first invaders to sack Rome, in 410 AD.
They sacked Rome in 410 AD. The Romans didn't treat them very well and kept them from building and from food. They were upset...
Alaric successfully besieged Rome and the Visigoths sacked the city.
they captured rome in 410 A.D
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"
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.
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.
In Roman times, "sack" referred to the act of plundering or looting a city or territory, typically after a military conquest. It involved the destruction of property and the taking of valuables, often leading to significant devastation. The term is often associated with historical events where armies would invade and overpower a city, resulting in widespread chaos and loss. The most famous example is the sack of Rome in 410 AD by the Visigoths, which marked a significant moment in the decline of the Western Roman Empire.