The Busento River, as seen in Cosenza's historical centre

The Busento River is a left side tributary of the Crathis (Crati in Italian) River. The Crathis or Crater ( Greek:; Italian: Crati) is one of the most considerable rivers of Bruttium (modern Calabria) It flows about 95 kilometers in Calabria, a region of southern Italy, from the Apennines to the Ionian Sea. Calabria ( Latin: Brutium) is a region in southern Italy, south of Naples, located at the "toe" of Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The Ionian Sea is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea, south of the Adriatic Sea. The Busento River joins the Crathis in the centre of Cosenza. Cosenza is a city in Italy, located at the confluence of the rivers Busento and Crathis.

Death of Alaric I, buried in the bed of the Busento River

Its fame is due to an historic event occurred in 412, when Alaric, king of the Goths, died during the siege of the town. Alaric I ( Alareiks in the original Gothic; Alarik or Alarich in modern Germanic languages Alaricus in Latin and Alarico Events By Place Western Roman Empire The Visigoths move into the south of Gaul, led by Alaric The Goths ( Gothic: Gothic usvg|14px|u]]Gothic asvg|14px|a]]Gothic s According to the legend, his body was buried under the riverbed, the stream being temporarily turned aside from its course while the grave was dug. The king's grave and its fabulous treasure has never been found. The German poet August Graf von Platen-Hallermünde celebrated this event with his poem "Das Grab im Busento".