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Alaric began his career under the Gothic soldier Gainas and later joined the Roman army. Once an ally of Rome under the Roman emperor Theodosius, Alaric helped defeat the Franks and other allies of a would-be Roman usurper. Despite losing many thousands of his men, he received little recognition from Rome and left the Roman army disappointed.
The revolt of Alaric I was a military conflict between the Roman Empire and a rebel army, probably composed mainly of Goths.This war consisted a number of armed conflicts in the period between 395 and 398, interspersed with periods of negotiations and sometimes even cooperation.
In 394, Alaric led a force of Visigoths as part of Theodosius' army to invade the Western Roman Empire. At the Battle of the Frigidus , around half the Visigoths present died fighting the Western Roman army led by the usurper Eugenius and his general Arbogast . [ 19 ]
Historian Thomas Burns suggests that Alaric was probably desperate for provisions to feed his army. [5] Using Claudianus as his source, historian Guy Halsall reports that Alaric's attack actually began in late 401, but since Stilicho was in Raetia "to settle border matters", the two only met for the first time in Italy in 402. [6] Barbarian ...
Alaric rallied his unprepared army with skill and courage to meet the Roman attack, and even succeeded in routing the Roman auxiliary cavalry of the Alani, whose king fell in the battle. [26] However, according to the most reliable writers, [ 27 ] the Goths were ultimately driven from the field with slaughter, and their camp was stormed and ...
The Goths found themselves trapped in the mountain valleys near Verona, surrounded on all sides by Stilicho's forces.In the battle that ensued, named after the neighbouring city, Alaric's army suffered heavy casualties, though the king himself managed to break through the Roman lines to erect his standard on an adjacent hill, followed by his bravest soldiers. [9]
Alaric's rebellion was prompted by dissatisfaction among the Goths due to failed Roman agreements. The conflict occurred in the Balkans and the Gothic uprising led to the intervention of the Western army in the east. The other uprising was led by Tribigild, leader of a unit of Goths within the Roman army.
Gainas began his military career as a common foot-soldier, but later commanded the barbarian contingent of Theodosius' army against the usurper Eugenius in 394. Under the command of Gainas, a man of "no lineage", was the young Alaric of the Balti dynasty. [1]