Classical era · 410 CE

Sack of Rome

The sack of Rome on 24 August 410 AD was undertaken by the Visigoths led by their king, Alaric. At that time, Rome was no longer the administrative capital of the Western Roman Empire, having been replaced first by Mediolanum (now Milan) in 286 and then by Ravenna in 402. Nevertheless, the city of Rome retained a paramount position as "the eternal city" and a spiritual center of the Empire.

When: 410 CE
Where: Rome
Era: Classical

Topics

Ancient Romec. 753 BCE – 476 CE Italy753 BCE – today Western Roman Empire752 BCE – 500 CE

Before and after

Crossing of the Rhine406 CE Roman–Sasanian War of 421–422421 CE – 422 CE Show on timeline

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