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His first brush with such court politics came in 395.
The Visigoths living in Lower Moesia had recently elected Alaric as their king.
Alaric broke his treaty with Rome and led his people on a raid into Thrace.
The army that had been victorious at the Frigidus was still assembled, and Stilicho led it toward Alaric's forces.
The armies of the eastern Empire were occupied with Hunnic incursions in Asia Minor and Syria so Rufinus attempted to negotiate with Alaric in person.
The only results were suspicions in Constantinople that Rufinus was in league with the Goths.
Stilicho now marched east against Alaric.
According to Claudian, Stilicho was in a position to destroy the Goths, when he was ordered by Arcadius to leave Illyricum.
Soon after Rufinus was hacked to death by his own soldiers.
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