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4: The Gothic Sack of Rome

The Fall of Rome Podcast

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The Goths: A People on the Move

Alarik was appointed Magistere Militom Per Illirikum, basically the field commander of the Northern army in the Balkans. Stilico made an attempt to bring Alarik to heal by means of a naval expedition to Greece. If forced to choose between Stilico and Alarik, Eutropius, the eunuch regent for Arcadius, would pick Alarik every time.

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