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Alaric Study Guide

Biography, Timeline, and Study Questions on Caesar

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From an 1894 photogravure of Alaric I Taken From a Painting by Ludwig Thiersch.

From an 1894 photogravure of Alaric I Taken From a Painting by Ludwig Thiersch.

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Alaric may have been a barbarian, but he was also a Christian.

Alaric fought for the Romans -- as a foederati.

Alaric helped depose a usurping emperor while Theodosius I was emperor.

Alaric was a Goth. Sometimes he is described as a Visigoth or western Goth, but that distinction was not in play at the time.

Alaric was a Gothic chieftain or king.

Alaric died shortly after he led the sack of Rome.



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