Alaric I (/ ˈ æ l ər ɪ k /; Gothic: 𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃, Alarīks lit.'ruler of all'; [2] c. 370 – 411 AD) was the first king of the Visigoths, from 395 to 410.

Sep 4, 2014 · 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. …

Apr 3, 2025 · Alaric (born c. 370, Peuce Island [now in Romania]—died 410, Cosentia, Bruttium [now Cosenza, Italy]) was the chief of the Visigoths from 395 and leader of the army that …

Aug 23, 2023 · Alaric I was a prominent leader of the Visigoths during the late 4th and early 5th centuries AD. He is best known for his leadership during the sack of Rome in 410 AD, an …

Jul 26, 2024 · Alaric I was the first king of the Visigoths. A direct descendant of the great chieftain Rothestes, he reigned from 395–410 as the ruler. He hailed from Balti, an aristocratic dynasty. …

Possibly in 391, a Gothic chieftain named Alaric was declared king by a group of Visigoths, though the exact time this happened (Jordanes says Alaric was made king in 400 [14] and …

Apr 15, 2024 · Alaric I (/ˈælərɪk/; Gothic: ̴̰̻̰̹̺͂̓, Alarīks, "ruler of all"; c. 370 – 411 AD) was the first king of the Visigoths, from 395 to 410. He rose to leadership of the Goths who came to occupy …

Alaric I, also Alaricus, (reigned 394–410 AD) was a leader of the Visigoths. [1] He is famous as the Gothic leader who sacked the city of Rome in 410 AD . [ 2 ] Very little about his family is …

Aug 9, 2018 · In 394 Alaric led a 20,000-strong force in aid of Theodosius, the Eastern Roman Emperor, in his defeat of the Frankish Roman General Arbogast at the battle of Frigidus. Alaric …

Biography: The first king of the Visigoths, Alaric I, rose to power after the death of Theodosius I when the Roman armies dissolved in 395. He served as king from 395 to 410 and was …