LC control no. | sh2014000440 |
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Geographic heading | Rome--History--Siege, 410 |
Variant(s) | Rome, Sack of, Rome, 410 |
See also | Rome--History--Empire, 284-476 Rome--History--Germanic Invasions, 3rd-6th centuries Sieges--Italy |
Found in | Work cat: The sack of Rome in 410 AD, 2013: p. 11 (on August 24th, 410, Rome was captured and sacked for the first time in 800 years; barbarian troops led by the Visigoth king Alaric took the city and sacked it for three days, after having besieged it twice in previous years; few events in the history of the eternal city have attracted as much attention from so many scholars) Wikipedia, 24 Feb. 2014: under Sack of Rome, 410 (the Sack of Rome occurred on August 24, 410; the city was attacked by the Visigoths, led by Alaric I; third siege and sack) Britannica online, April 8, 2014: Alaric (leader of the Visigoths; besieged Rome for the third time in 410; Allies within the capital opened the gates for him on August 24, and for three days his troops occupied the city, which had not been captured by a foreign enemy for nearly 800 years. Although the Visigoths plundered Rome, they treated its inhabitants humanely and burned only a few buildings.) |