|
|
Definition of Alaric
1. Noun. King of the Visigoths who captured Rome in 410 (370-410).
Definition of Alaric
1. Proper noun. A historic king of the Visigoths. ¹
2. Proper noun. (qualifier rare) (Germanic male given name). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Alaric
Literary usage of Alaric
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"Butt like the Germans of the " days of Caesar, they wanted land for their own,
and alaric himself aspired to raise himself to the heights which had been ..."
2. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1899)
"Invasion of Italy by alaric.—Manners of the Roman Senate and People.—Rome is
thrice Besieged, and at length Pillaged, by the Goths.—Death of alaric. ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"alaric was an Arian Christian who trusted to the sanctity of Easter for ...
The wife of alaric is said to have been taken prisoner after this battle; ..."
4. The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1899)
"From his camp, on the confines of Italy, alaric attentively observed the revolutions
of the palace, watched the progress of "faction and discontent ..."
Other Resources:
