The Lost Gold Of Rome: The Hunt For Alaric's Treasure

In AD 410, the Roman world suffered a catastrophe of unprecedented proportions when for the first time in 800 years a foreign army, led by the Visigoth king Alaric, sacked Rome and carried off its most valuable treasures. Alaric played a significant role in the dismemberment of the western Roman empire but he died before he could leave Italy. His followers buried him in a secret tomb laden with the plunder of Rome including, possibly, the sacred Temple treasures of the Jews. Alaric deserves to be better known, given the unique role he played in the development of the Western world. In 'The Lost Gold of Rome', Daniel Costa traces the life and death of Alaric and explores the modern quest to discover his grave.