Back to Ancient History Sourcebook | Ancient History Sourcebook: Procopius of Caesarea: Alaric's Sack of Rome, 410 CE History of the Wars , III.ii.7-39 But the Visigoths, separating from the others, removed from there and at first entered into an alliance with the Emperor Arcadius, but at a later time (for faith with the Romans cannot dwell in barbarians), under the leadership of Alaric, they ...

The Visigoths Back to Germanic Tribes Back to Medieval Chronology The Visigoths, also known as the Goths, were a barbaric tribe. Living on the delta of the Danube River, their kingdom was inherited by Alaric I. They were pushed west by attacks from the Huns. In 382, Theodosius, Roman ruler at the time, under a treaty made the Visigoths the first independent barbarian nation within the Roman ...