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Alaric I
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Alaric I was the first king of the Visigoths, from 395 to 410. He rose to leadership of the Goths who came to occupy Moesia—territory acquired a couple of decades earlier by a combined force of Goths
A 20th-century depiction of Alaric parading through Athens after conquering the city in 395
A 20th-century depiction of Alaric parading through Athens after conquering the city in 395
Imaginative portrait of Alaric in C. Strahlheim, Das Welttheater, 4. Band, Frankfurt a.M., 1836
Imaginative portrait of Alaric in C. Strahlheim, Das Welttheater, 4. Band, Frankfurt a.M., 1836
Alaric (central figure, bearded) rests after capturing Athens, as imagined by Ludwig Thiersch in 1879
Alaric (central figure, bearded) rests after capturing Athens, as imagined by Ludwig Thiersch in 1879
The Sack of Rome by the Visigoths on 24 August 410 by J.-N. Sylvestre (1890)
The Sack of Rome by the Visigoths on 24 August 410 by J.-N. Sylvestre (1890)
Visigoths
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The Visigoths were a Gothic people who emerged in the Balkans during late antiquity. Probably descended from the Thervingi who entered the Roman Empire in 376 and defeated the Romans at the Battle of
Alaric I
…Alaric I (; Gothic: 𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃, Alarīks lit.'ruler of all'; Latin: Alaricus; 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 Moesia—territory acquired a couple of decades earlier by a combined force of…
The eagles represented on these fibulae from the 6th century, and found in Tierra de Barros (Badajoz), were a popular symbol among the Goths in Spain.
The eagles represented on these fibulae from the 6th century, and found in Tierra de Barros (Badajoz), were a popular symbol among the Goths in Spain.
Detail of the votive crown of Recceswinth from the Treasure of Guarrazar (Toledo, Spain), hanging in Madrid. The hanging letters spell [R]ECCESVINTHVS
Detail of the votive crown of Recceswinth from the Treasure of Guarrazar (Toledo, Spain), hanging in Madrid. The hanging letters spell [R]ECCESVINTHVS REX OFFERET [King R. offers this].
Gutthiuda[citation needed]
Gutthiuda[citation needed]
Migrations of the main column of the Visigoths
Migrations of the main column of the Visigoths