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The Sack of Rome 410: When the Goths Broke the Eternal City
In 410 AD, the city of Rome—the heart of an empire that had dominated the Mediterranean for centuries—was sacked by an army of Gothic warriors led by a king who had once been a Roman ally. Alaric the Visigoth, denied the lands and payments he had been promised, marched his army to the walls of Rome and, after a grueling siege, broke through the Salarian Gate. For three days, his soldiers looted, burned, and carried off treasure, while thousands of Romans were taken as slaves. The event sent shockwaves through the ancient world: if Rome could fall, nothing was safe. This episode explores the…
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