164- The Sack of Rome

The History of Rome

Mike Duncan

History, Education

4.8 • 13.2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 January 2012

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

After failing to secure a deal with Honorius, Alaric sacked Rome in August of 410. It was the first time the Eternal City had been sacked in 800 years.

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1:16.8	Hello, and welcome to the history of Rome.
1:21.4	Episode 164 The Sack of Rome Okay, where were we?
1:31.3	When we left off last time, the Western Roman Empire was in the middle of a diplomatic crisis.
1:37.5	The Gothic King Alleric had spent the last year holding the city of Rome's head underwater,
1:43.4	letting it up to breathe for a bit, before plunging it back underwater again as a part
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