Alaric was again declared an enemy of the emperor. Olympius's men then massacred the families of the federate troops (as presumed supporters of Stilicho, although they had probably rebelled against him), and the troops defected en masse to Alaric. Many thousands of barbarian auxiliaries, along with their wives and children, joined Alaric in Noricum. The conspirators seem to have let their main army disintegrate and had no policy except hunting down supporters of Stilicho. Italy was left without effective indigenous defence forces thereafter.
alaric was again declared an enemy of the emperor olympius's men then massacred the families of the federate troops (as presumed supporters of stilicho although they had probably rebelled against him) and the troops defected en masse to alaric many thousands of barbarian auxiliaries along with their wives and children joined alaric in noricum the conspirators seem to have let their main army disintegrate and had no policy except hunting down supporters of stilicho italy was left without effective indigenous defence forces thereafter