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4: The Gothic Sack of Rome

The Fall of Rome Podcast

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The Battle of the Phrygidus

Theodosius' death created a power vacuum. Alarik used that anger as a cudgel to secure for himself a better position. As with the initial gothic revolt in 376, what started as a small rebellion soon became a regional conflagration.

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