Sack of Rome by the Visigoths
The Visigoths, led by King Alaric I, breach the Salarian Gate of Rome, marking the first sack of the city in 800 years. The scene is one of chaos: Visigoth warriors storm the city, looting and burning
Setting
The Salarian Gate (Porta Salaria) and the adjacent Aurelian Walls, leading into the wealthy residential districts of the Quirinal Hill. The road is choked with debris, discarded Roman baggage, and the advancing Visigothic warband.
Characters
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Alaric I
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A tall, powerfully built man in his late 30s with a weathered face marked by years of campaigning. His dark blonde hair is worn long in the Gothic fashion, with a thick mustache framing his mouth. Piercing blue eyes survey the chaos with a predator's calculation. His left forearm bears an old battle scar from his time as a Roman foederatus.
Flavius Anicius
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A middle-aged Roman senator with a slightly portly build, his face flushed with panic. His dark hair is streaked with grey and slick with sweat, his toga disheveled from frantic movement. His hands, usually soft from a life of leisure, are now trembling as he clutches the casket of silver.
Gothic Huscarl
secondary
A battle-hardened veteran in his late thirties with a thick, braided flaxen beard and a jagged scar crossing his left cheekbone. He has a broad, barrel-chested build, callous-hardened hands, and the soot-stained face of a man who has spent years on the Roman frontier. His eyes are sharp and predatory, scanning for both threats and silver.
Slave Boy
secondary
A lean, malnourished boy of roughly twelve years with soot-streaked skin and matted, dark curls. His limbs are spindly but corded with the wiry strength of a child accustomed to heavy labor. He has a fresh bruise blooming on his left cheekbone and wide, terrified brown eyes that dart between the advancing Goths and his master.
City Watchman
background
A middle-aged Roman guard with a muscular but weary build, his face streaked with soot and blood. His left arm hangs limp from a deep gash, and his right hand clutches a broken spear. His short-cropped hair is damp with sweat, and his eyes show the strain of prolonged combat.
Dialog
Alaric I
Haf þana! Secure the gate. Let no Roman slip past like rats in the night.
Gothic Huscarl
Aye, my king. Their treasures will fill our wagons before the sun sets.
Flavius Anicius
Noble lord Alaric! Mercy, by the gods! Take this silver and spare my household!
City Watchman
Hold the line, you dogs! For Rome! For your ancestors!
Alaric I
You Romans begged for mercy only when the wolf was at your door. Now it feasts.
Gothic Huscarl
Stop your whining, soft-hands. The king didn't give you leave to beg.
Flavius Anicius
You wretched barbarian! Do you know who I am?!
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