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August 27, 410: Visigoths Finish Sacking Rome On August 27, 410 CE, the Visigoths, led by King Alaric, concluded their three-day sack of Rome, marking the first time in nearly 800 years that the "Eternal City" had fallen to a foreign enemy.

This event was a major turning point in the decline of the Western Roman Empire, shattering the myth of Rome's invincibility and signaling a shift from classical antiquity to the Middle Ages.

The sack accelerated the empire's decline, contributing to its eventual fall in 476 CE, and led to the settlement of the Visigoths in Spain, influencing contemporary thinkers like Augustine of Hippo.