Ha Attila felégette volna Rómát, ahhoz nem találták volna ki Alarikot.
Róma előbb téríteni kérte fel a gótokat (Trácia, Illíria)
after Gainas fled from Constantinople, however, consul Eutychian was deposed (July 12, 400).
Between 404 and 405, he was praetorian prefect of the East for a second time.
a hellészponti csata után 400
Gainas fled across the Danube and was caught by the Huns under Uldin. Gainas was killed, and his head was sent by Uldin to Arcadius c. 400 as a diplomatic gift.[2]
Fravitta, Gainas tengeri flottájának legyőzője konzul lesz, szabad pogány vallásgyakorlat, majd megölik 401
After his consulate in 401, however, he rapidly fell out of favour ... Fravitta was unjustly accused of treachery and put to death.
a pollentiai rajtukütés után 402
Visigoths, led by Alaric, had besieged the Emperor Honorius of the Western Roman Empire in the fortress of Hasta in Liguria. General Stilicho crossed the Po and reached the Visigoth army besieging Hasta. The Visigoths retreated to Pollentia (modern Pollenzo).
upon reaching Verona, Alaric stopped his retreat and endeavoured to capture the city.[2]:431 Stilicho and local forces surrounded the Visigoths and defeated them in the Battle of Verona.
kiegyeztek, de ezért Róma Stilicho-t kivégeztette 408
General Stilicho was declared a public enemy and guilty of treason in 408. He was executed shortly after.
a nyugati gótokat előbb legyilkolták a rómaiak 410
majd azok Alarikkal elfoglalták Rómát
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sack_of_Rome_(410)
A gótok később büszkén hivatkoztak rá, hogy Alarich nem romboltatta le a várost "más barbárok szokásához hasonlóan"[3], de a katonái hat napig fosztogathatták, csak a keresztény templomokat kímélték[3]. Az ekkor összeszedett kincsek képezték az alapját a későbbi gót királyi kincstárnak[3].
Alarich ezek után Szicília irányába vonult tovább. Kifosztották Capuát és Nolát[3].
Paulus Orosius, a Christian priest and theologian, believed the sack was God's wrath against a proud and blasphemous city, and that it was only through God's benevolence that the sack had not been too severe. Rome had lost its wealth, but Roman sovereignty endured, and that to talk to the survivors in Rome one would think "nothing had happened."[102] Other Romans felt the sack was divine punishment for turning away from the traditional pagan gods to Christ.
aztán Athaulfot megölte Euervulf, gyerekeit megölte Sigerich, azt megölte Wallia, aki után Alarik fia, Teodorik lett a gót király, aki Róma ellen harcolt, akik ellen Róma hun segítséget kért, majd Rómával szövetkeztek, mikor Attila jött
