The Sack of Rome by the Visigoths

410 CE · Roma · military

The Visigoths under Alaric sacked Rome for the first time in 800 years, in a plundering that lasted three days.

Saint Augustine answered the shock of it in "The City of God". | The psychological ruin of ancient Rome; the collapse of the myth of the "invincible city".

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What was The Sack of Rome by the Visigoths?
The Visigoths under Alaric sacked Rome for the first time in 800 years, in a plundering that lasted three days.
When did The Sack of Rome by the Visigoths happen?
410 CE
Where did The Sack of Rome by the Visigoths take place?
Roma