Radagaisus
Sign in to savethumb|upright=1.35|Giorgio Vasari, Defeat of Radagaiso below Fiesole, 1563–1565 Radagaisus (died 23 August 406) was a Gothic king who led an invasion of Roman Italy in late 405 and the first half of 406. A committed pagan, he was executed after being defeated by the general Stilicho.
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- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of death
- Florence
- Occupation
- military leader
- Religion
- Germanic paganism
- Conflict
- Battle of Faesulae
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- Georg spalatin chronik der sachsen radegast und andere slawische goetter.jpg
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- date of death
- 0406-08-23
- date of birth
- 0400-01-01
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- Invasion
- Capture, death, and aftermath
- Ancient sources
- Other accounts
- See also
- Notes
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thumb|upright=1.35|Giorgio Vasari, Defeat of Radagaiso below Fiesole, 1563–1565 Radagaisus (died 23 August 406) was a Gothic king who led an invasion of Roman Italy in late 405 and the first half of 406. A committed pagan, he was executed after being defeated by the general Stilicho.
==Invasion==
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