Revolt of Alaric I:Stilicho traps theVisigoths underKing Alaric in thePeloponnese, but decides to abandon the campaign against the Visigoths in Greece, thus allowing King Alaric to escape north toEpirus with his loot. Presumably, Stilicho left Greece in order to prepare for military action in northern Africa, where a rebellion (seeGildonic Revolt in 398) seemed imminent.[1]
Emperor Honorius passes a law making barbarian styles of dress illegal in the city ofRome. As a result of this law, everybody in Rome is forbidden from wearing boots, trousers, animal skins, and long hair. This law is passed in response to the increasing popularity of barbarian fashions among the people of Rome.[2][3]
^Burrell, Emma (2004). "A Re-Examination of Why Stilicho Abandoned His Pursuit of Alaric in 397".Historia: Zeitschrift für Alte Geschichte.53 (2):251–256.JSTOR4436726.
