Editing Sack of Rome (410)

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The '''sack of Rome''' in 410 CE was undertaken by the {{Wiki|Visigoths}} led by king [[Alaric I]]. Though no longer the administrative capital of the [[Western Roman Empire]], [[Rome]] was still considered to be the spiritual capital and its looting is considered a major landmark in the fall of the Roman Empire.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Sack of Rome (410)}}</ref>

Entering the city through the [[Aurelian Walls|Aurelian gate]] of [[Porta Salaria]],<ref name="Salaria">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Database: Porta Salaria]]</ref> Alaric and his forces began a three day long attack. The city and its people were devasted.<ref name="Wiki"/> [[Castel Sant'Angelo]], which had been converted from Emperor [[Hadrian]]'s mausoleum into a military fortress nine years prior, was pillaged and the ashes of the emperor scattered.<ref name="Castel II">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Castel Sant'Angelo (Brotherhood)]]</ref><ref name="Castel BH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Database: Castel Sant'Angelo (Brotherhood)]]</ref><ref name="Castel ID">''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'' – [[Database: Castel Sant'Angelo (Identity)]]</ref> [[Basilica Aemilia]], then being used as offices for money lenders and tax collectors, was burned down, with the bronze coins left behind as its occupants fled melting against the floor.<ref name="Basilica">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Database: Basilica Emilia]]</ref> The destruction of Rome weakened the Empire further,<ref name="Wiki"/> allowing for the {{Wiki|Ostrogoths}} to take over the nearby city of [[Florence]],<ref name="Firenze II">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Firenze (Assassin's Creed II)]]</ref><ref name="Firenze Id">''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'' – [[Database: Firenze (Identity)]]</ref> and for a {{Wiki|Sack of Rome (455)|larger sacking of Rome}} to take place 45 years later.<ref name="Wiki"/>

In 2012, [[Abstergo Industries]] added a [[Mnemonic sets|mnemonic set]] to [[Project Legacy]] themed around many different "Sacks of Rome" and added Alaric to it to represent the 410 event.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref>

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{Mdat}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' {{Mdat}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' {{Mdat}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'' {{Mdat}}

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