SexViolHist Bib: Types: Wartime Sexual Violence: Sack of Rome (410)

»The Sack of Rome on 24 August 410 AD was undertaken by the Visigoths led by their king, Alaric. At that time, Rome was no longer the administrative capital of the Western Roman Empire, having been replaced in that position first by Mediolanum (now Milan) in 286 and then by Ravenna in 402. Nevertheless, the city of Rome retained a paramount position as "the eternal city" and a spiritual center of the Empire. This was the first time in almost 800 years that Rome had fallen to a foreign enemy, and the sack was a major shock to contemporaries, friends and foes of the Empire alike.« (Extract from: Wikipedia)

K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Ancient History: Roman History

II. Geographical Index: European History: Italian History

III. Topical Index: Types: General: Rape

B i b l i o g r a p h y

Representations: Religious Texts: Augustine of Hipppo