Stilicho, had ordered the destruction of the…

May 405 CE

Stilicho, had ordered the destruction of the ancient Sibylline Books, according to the Roman poet Rutilius Claudius Namatianus, possibly because Sibylline prophecies were being used to attack his government in the face of the attack by Alaric.

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Rome > Roma Lazio Italy View →

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Alaric I View → Stilicho View →

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Italy, Praetorian prefecture of View → Roman Empire: Theodosian dynasty (Constantinople) View → Visigoths, Realm of the View → Roman Empire, Western (Ravenna) View → Italy, Diocese of View →

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Middle Subatlantic Period View → Late Antiquity View → Migration Period View → Fall of the Western Roman Empire View → Stilicho's Wars with the Visigoths View →

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Weapons View →

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Commerce View → Writing View → Performing Arts View → Environment View → Labor and Service View → Conflict View → Mayhem View → Games and Sports View → Faith View → Government View → Custom and Law View → Technology View → Prophecy View → Movements View → Theology View →

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