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

The Busento River is a left side tributary of the Crathis River. It flows about 95 kilometers in Calabria, a region of southern Italy, from the Apennines to the Ionian Sea. The Busento River joins the Crati in the centre of Cosenza.

Its fame is due to an historic event occurred in 412, when Alaric, king of the Goths, died during the siege of the town. 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".

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-[[Image:BusentoRiver.JPG|thumb|The Busento River in Cosenza's historical centre]]
+[[Image:BusentoRiver.JPG|thumb|The Busento River, as seen in Cosenza's historical centre]]
-'''Busento River''' is a left side tributary of [[Crathis]] River, that flows about 95 kilometers in [[Calabria]], a region of southern [[Italy]], from the [[Apennine Mountains|Apennines]] to the [[Ionian Sea]]. The Busento River joins the Crati in the centre of [[Cosenza]].
+The '''Busento River''' is a left side tributary of the [[Crathis]] River. It flows about 95 kilometers in [[Calabria]], a region of southern [[Italy]], from the [[Apennine Mountains|Apennines]] to the [[Ionian Sea]]. The Busento River joins the Crati in the centre of [[Cosenza]].
 [[Image:Death of Alaric.jpg|thumb|left|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]], the king of [[Goths]], died during the siege of the town. According to a legend, his body was buried under the river-bed, 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".
+Its fame is due to an historic event occurred in [[412]], when [[Alaric]], king of the [[Goths]], died during the siege of the town. 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".
 [[Category:Rivers of Italy]]