Friday, 3 April 2015

Who was Alaric?

Alaric was the first King of the Visigoths, who emerged from the Gothic tribes, famous for his sack of Rome in 410. Alaric entered Rome via the Porta Salaria, part of the Aurelian walls. There are many famous gates to the Aurelian walls including the Porta Latina, Porta San Giovanni and Porta San Sebastiano.