King Alaric and his violent horde of Gothic marauders roamed unchecked in northern Italy, yet another usurper had risen to steal control of the Three Gauls, and more than a half-dozen Germanic tribes had infiltrated the cities of the Rhineland in a lasting manner. A prisoner of his own capital, Honorius was a fallen ruler clinging bitterly to a diminished throne. A great pall overtook the land. Every citizen in every province could see the end, if only they closed their eyes. Hope no longer had a place in their hearts.
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