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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
King of the Visigoths who marched his troops across the Alps towards Rome and put the city under siege.
A
Alaric
B
Arminius
C
Boudica
D
Odoacer
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Alaric leads the Visigoths in their sack of Rome in 410. The Visigoths were a Germanic people who lived throughout Eastern Europe. On August 27, 410, Visigoths from Eastern Europe ended a three-day sack of the city of Rome, which is now the capital of Italy.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 711, an invading force of Arabs and Berbers defeated the Visigoths in the Battle of Guadalete. The Visigoth king, Roderic, and many members of their governing elite were killed, and their kingdom rapidly collapsed.

Detailed explanation-3: -Odoacer, also called Odovacar, or Odovakar, (born c. 433-died March 15, 493, Ravenna), first barbarian king of Italy. The date on which he assumed power, 476, is traditionally considered the end of the Western Roman Empire. Odoacer was a German warrior, the son of Idico (Edeco) and probably a member of the Sciri tribe.

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