Battle of Abritus

When

251

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

43.51° N, 26.54° E

Description

battle between Romans and Gothic and Scythian tribesmen (251)

Battle between Romans and Gothic and Scythian tribesmen (251)

The Battle of Abritus also known as the Battle of Forum Terebronii occurred near Abritus in the Roman province of Moesia Inferior in the summer of 251. It was fought between the Romans and a federation of Gothic and Scythian tribesmen under the Gothic king Cniva. The Roman army was soundly defeated, and Roman emperors Decius and Herennius Etruscus, his son, were both killed in battle.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Abritus: The Goths defeat Emperor Decius and his son Herennius Etruscus, on swampy ground in the Dobruja (Moesia)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Anstatt sich neu zu formieren, verfolgt Herennius’ Vater, Kaiser Decius, die Goten und versucht ihnen den Weg zur römischen Grenze abzuschneiden”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “l'empereur romain Dèce et son fils Herennius Etruscus sont vaincus et tués par les Goths à la bataille d'Abrittus”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “en la Moesia (actual provincia de Razgrad, en Bulgaria) los godos derrotan a los romanos en la Batalla de Abrito. mueren los emperadores Decio y Herenio Etrusco”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “夏天，羅馬皇帝德西乌斯與其子及共治皇帝赫伦尼乌斯在阿伯里圖斯戰役被哥德人擊敗戰死。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• Gothic War of 248–253248 · War