Gothic War and the Battle of Adrianople

Name: Gothic War and the Battle of Adrianople
Start: 376
End: 378

Type Event Region Balkans Time 376–378

From 376 to 378 CE, Gothic tribes fleeing the Huns poured into the Roman Empire's borders;…

Timeline

376–377Lower Danube · MoesiaUnder pressure from the westward migration of the Huns, Gothic tribes such as the Thervingi and Greuthungi requested to cross the Danube into the empire; Emperor Valens allowed them to settle in Thrace. Imperial officials withheld rations and sold people into slavery, sparking an armed Gothic revolt.
378Adrianople · ThraceValens personally led Eastern Roman legions to besiege the Gothic camp, but was struck by a cavalry charge on the flank; the legions were nearly annihilated and the emperor killed. This was one of the Roman Empire's heaviest military defeats since the Teutoburg Forest.

Battle of Adrianople https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Adrianople-Roman-history-378
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