Battle of Thessalonica

When

380

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

40.64° N, 22.94° E

Description

battle in 380 between the Goths and the Romans

Battle in 380 between the Goths and the Romans

The Battle of Thessalonica was fought in the summer or autumn of 380 by Fritigern's Goths and a Roman army led by Theodosius I. Reconstituted after Adrianople, the East Roman army suffered another major defeat. Theodosius retreated to Thessalonica and surrendered control of operations to the Western Emperor, Gratian.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Thessalonica: The Goths under Fritigern defeat a Roman army in Macedonia”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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