Sylvia RoseOct 15, 20235 min readVisigoths, King Alaric & the Ruin of RomeUnder Alaric in 410 CE, the Visigoths invade Italy and sack Rome. After uniting the tribes, Gothic King Alaric attacks the nerve center...
Sylvia RoseOct 11, 20235 min readWarrior Queen: Kriemhild of the BurgundiansKriemhild marries Germanic hero Siegfried of Xanten. A princess of Burgundy, she grows up in the halls of royal plots and suspicious...
Sylvia RoseOct 3, 20235 min readPagan Solstice Fests: Mithras & the Sun Inspired by Persian Mithra, Romans recreated ancient cult rituals and religious mysteries in the worship of Mithras. A solar deity,...
