4: The Gothic Sack of Rome
The Fall of Rome Podcast
The History of Ollarik and the Goths
Ollarik and the Goths were small fry, minor players caught within political machinations. They moved to Epirus in 405 for a planned campaign of Stilico's against the Danube-bound Goths. That campaign never came to pass as two massive invasions shook the empire. Ollarik then invaded Italy with his army but was eventually let go by Stilico.
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