 ... the whole design was defeated by the premature death of Alaric, which fixed, after a short illness, the fatal term of his conquests. The ferocious character of the Barbarians was displayed in the funeral of a hero whose valor and fortune they celebrated...  A Book of Ballads on German History - Page 93by Wilhelm Wagner - 1877 - 154 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Charles Francis Horne, Rossiter Johnson - Great events by famous historians - 1905 - 438 pages
...the important expedition which he already meditated against the continent of Africa. The whole design was defeated by the premature death of Alaric, which...Barbarians was displayed in the funeral of a hero whose valor and fortune they celebrated with mournful applause. By the labor of a captive multitude, they... | |
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