Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The year was 395, and Alaric had just become the King of the Visigoths. A few days later, he had a strange dream that made an impression on him. What did it mean? Was he destined to accomplish something extraordinary or was it a bad omen?
Deep in his heart, he knew he had been born to become a great warrior. Looking back at historical records, it seems obvious Alaric’s childhood, disappointment in the Roman Empire, and his strange dream shaped his personality.
Alaric is today famous for being the Visigoth leader who sacked Rome in 410, but this would probably never have happened if he had come to terms with the Roman government. What caused this frustrated man to attack Thrace, Macedonia, and Greece? Why did he invade Italy, and why will his grave never be found?
Source: AncientPages.com – Read rest of the article here