The Burial of Alaric in the Bed of the Busentinus

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“In order that [Alaric’s] body might be saved from the gaze of the vulgar and the rage of his foes, he gave direction that it should be buried in the bed of the river Busentinus."—Ridpath, 1885

Keywords

Rome, Roman, Italy, death, ancient, burial, alaric, buried, busentinus, busentinus river

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Source

Ridpath, John Clark Cyclopedia of Universal History (Cincinnati, OH: The Jones Brothers Publishing CO., 1885)

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