I read with great interest the recent publication written by Galassi et al. [1] concerning the possible cause of Alaric I's sudden death. Using a dual philological–medical approach, the authors hypothesized that malaria seems to be the most probable cause of the king's death. Using an analogous approach but with primary historical sources over a more extended period, I would like to propose other arguments largely in favor of the proposed hypothesis regarding the cause of Alaric's death.
