8 km away. There, Radagaisus abandoned his followers and tried to escape, but was captured by the Romans. Historian Peter Heather hypothesizes that Radagaisus's escape attempt may have been compelled by a revolt within his forces. He was executed on 23 August 406. 12,000 of his higher-status fighters were drafted into the Roman army. Some of the remaining followers were dispersed, while so many of the others were sold into slavery that the slave market briefly collapsed. Ancient sources History of Orosius History of Zosimus Chronicle of Prosper of Aquitaine Chronicle of Marcellinus Comes Augustine of Hippo, City of God, Book 5, Chapter 23 Other accounts Edward Gibbon in the History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (1776), Chapter 30 See also Gainas Arbogast Odoacer Notes References Further reading Drinkwater, John F., "The usurpers Constantine III (407-411) and Jovinus (411-413)", Britannia 29 (1998:269-98). Michael Kulikowski, "Barbarians in Gaul, Usurpers in Britain" Britannia 31 (2000:325-345). 406 deaths Gothic kings Gothic warriors Year of birth unknown 5th-century Gothic people