First siege of Rome by Alaric (408)

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The First siege of Rome by Alaric in 408 was an early Visigothic blockade of the Western Roman capital that foreshadowed the city’s eventual sack in 410.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in late antiquity
military campaign
siege
cause Visigothic demands for subsidies and land
political instability in the Western Roman Empire
unpaid subsidies to the Visigoths
conflictIn Western Roman Empire
demand grain supplies
large payment of gold and silver
recognition of Alaric as magister militum
effect outbreak of disease in Rome
severe famine in Rome
weakening of Roman morale
endTime 408
followedBy Sack of Rome (410)
linked to: Sack of Rome 410 AD

Second siege of Rome by Alaric (409)
hasBelligerent Visigothic Kingdom
Western Roman Empire
hasCapitalBesieged Rome
hasCommander Alaric I
hasOpposingCommander Honorius
Roman Senate
hasParticipant Visigoths
linked to: Goths

Western Roman Empire
hasPartOfConflict Roman–Gothic Wars
historicalPeriod Late Antiquity
Late Roman Empire
linked to: Late Antiquity
involvesEthnicGroup Goths
Romans
ledBy Alaric I
locatedIn Italy
Western Roman Empire
location Rome
militaryTheater Italian Peninsula
opposedBy Emperor Honorius
linked to: Honorius

Roman Senate
precededBy Visigothic campaigns in the Balkans
relatedTo Migration Period
linked to: Early Middle Ages

Third century crisis
result increased pressure on Emperor Honorius
payment of ransom by the Roman Senate
temporary lifting of siege after negotiations
significance contributed to decline of Western Roman imperial authority
demonstrated vulnerability of Rome
foreshadowed the Sack of Rome in 410
startTime 408
tookPlaceDuringReignOf Honorius
usedStrategy blockade
starvation of the city

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Sack of Rome (410) precededBy First siege of Rome by Alaric (408)
subject linked to: Sack of Rome 410 AD
Sack of Rome (410) precededBy Second siege of Rome by Alaric (409)
subject linked to: Sack of Rome 410 AD
linked to: First siege of Rome by Alaric (408)
Second siege of Rome by Alaric (409) follows First siege of Rome by Alaric (408)
Second siege of Rome by Alaric (409) precededBy First siege of Rome by Alaric (408)