<P> The Sack of Rome occurred on August 24 , 410 . The city was attacked by the Visigoths led by King Alaric . At that time , Rome was no longer the capital of the Western Roman Empire , having been replaced in that position first by Mediolanum in 286 and then by Ravenna in 402 . Nevertheless , the city of Rome retained a paramount position as `` the eternal city '' and a spiritual center of the Empire . The sack was a major shock to contemporaries , friends and foes of the Empire alike . </P>
<P> The Sack of Rome occurred on August 24 , 410 . The city was attacked by the Visigoths led by King Alaric . At that time , Rome was no longer the capital of the Western Roman Empire , having been replaced in that position first by Mediolanum in 286 and then by Ravenna in 402 . Nevertheless , the city of Rome retained a paramount position as `` the eternal city '' and a spiritual center of the Empire . The sack was a major shock to contemporaries , friends and foes of the Empire alike . </P>
who was the leader of the visigoths that invaded the roman empire
who was the leader of the visigoths that invaded the roman empire
King Alaric
King Alaric