Visigoth
Alaric's tribal people
A Visigoth was a member of the western branch of the Gothic peoples who sacked Rome in 410 CE and established kingdoms in Gaul and Spain.
The term now appears mainly in historical contexts or as a joking insult for someone uncultured or barbaric: My roommates are Visigoths—they leave dishes everywhere.
Roman name for Spain
- Iberian PeninsulaSouthwestern European landmass
- ToledoCity in Spain or Ohio
- ToulouseOccitanie regional capital
- GaulRoman-era Western Europe
Aquitaine · Galicia · Córdoba · Seville · Barcelona · Roman provinces · Pyrenees
Resolved dispute or colony
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- movementChange in position
- expansionIncrease in scope
- BalkansSoutheastern European peninsula
Surrounding fortifications to force capitulation
Eastern Germanic tribal group
- VandalsEast Germanic tribal kingdom
- FranksMedieval Germanic tribe
- BurgundiansGermanic people, fifth century
- barbarian kingdomsPost-imperial Germanic polities
Hispania
Roman name for Spain
- Iberian PeninsulaSouthwestern European landmass
- ToledoCity in Spain or Ohio
- ToulouseOccitanie regional capital
Gaul · Aquitaine · Galicia · Córdoba · Seville · Barcelona · Roman provinces · Pyrenees
Alaric
Visigoth king
settlement
Resolved dispute or colony
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- movementChange in position
- expansionIncrease in scope
Balkans · Italia · Gaul · Hispania · wandering · relocation · refuge
siege warfare
Surrounding fortifications to force capitulation
Ostrogoths
Eastern Germanic tribal group
- VandalsEast Germanic tribal kingdom
- FranksMedieval Germanic tribe
- BurgundiansGermanic people, fifth century
horseshoe arch
Opening that bulges past semicircular
- medieval SpainPeninsula before unification
VisigothRoman
Of ancient Italy's capital
Byzantine · Roman citizen · civilized · Greco-Roman · patrician
Visigothaesthete
Lover of the beautiful
connoisseur · sophisticate · art lover · intellectual · patron of the arts