Radagaisus
Encyclopedia : R : RA : RAD : Radagaisus
Radagaisus (d. 406) was a barbarian leader of unknown origins, who led a vast collection of Germanic tribes (including Goths, Vandals, Suevi, Burgundians and Alans) on two invasions of Italy — one in 401 and another in late 405 and early 406.
On the second of these invasions, Radagaisus was captured and killed by Stilicho near Faesulae, and his forces were incorporated into the Roman army. Stilicho was assisted in this engagement by a body of Alans, and by Huns under the independent Hunnic king Uldin.
References
- Edward Gibbon in the History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, [Chapter 30]
From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating.
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.