Title: AD 410
Description: A compelling chronicle of the forces that laid Rome open to attack and tore the empire apart, AD 410 The Year That Shook Rome offers a fresh perspective on a defining moment in Western history. It is an epic tale of imperial folly and court intrigue, of honour and duplicity, heroism and cowardice---all brought vivdly to life with dramatic storytelling and vibrant images of Roman culture, many drawn from the British Museum's world-class collection.
Subjects: Visigoths, History, Rome, history, empire, 30 b.c.-476 a.d., Rome, history, germanic invasions, 3rd-6th centuries, Congresses, Roman Antiquities, Antiquities, Goths
Places: Rome
People: Alaric I King of the Visigoths (-410)
Time periods: Germanic Invasions, 3rd-6th centuries, Empire, 284-476, Honorius, 395-423