04-16-2014, 09:49 AM
To the above posters who claimed Stilicho never dared attack Alaric,
Buried in the texts, you'll discover Stilicho whomping Alaric, even capturing his wife, and Alaric retreated to Pannonia to lick his wounds. I don't know if he got his wife back... but then again, perhaps he slept better alone. :whistle:
Buried in the texts, you'll discover Stilicho whomping Alaric, even capturing his wife, and Alaric retreated to Pannonia to lick his wounds. I don't know if he got his wife back... but then again, perhaps he slept better alone. :whistle:
Alan J. Campbell
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb