Stilicho

Stilicho (c. 359 – 408), full name Flavius Stilicho, was a Roman general, son of a Vandal captain under the emperor Valens. On the death of Theodosius I, under whom he served, became the ruler of the West, and by his military abilities saved the Western Empire. He defeated Alaric the Goth in a decisive battle and compelled him to retire from Italy, as he did another horde of invading barbarians afterwards. He aspired to be master of the Roman empires, but was assassinated at Ravenna in 408.

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