Battle of Thessalonica (380)
Battle of Thessalonica | |||||||
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Thessaloniki area in Antiquity | |||||||
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Eastern Roman Empire | Goths | ||||||
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Theodosius I | Fritigern |
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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- Peter Heather, 1996. The Goths, Blackwell Publishers. ISBN 0-631-16536-3.
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- 380
- 4th-century conflicts
- Battles involving the Roman Empire
- Battles involving the Goths
- Battles in Macedonia (Greece)
- Roman Thessalonica
- 380s in the Byzantine Empire
- Military history of Thessaloniki
- Ancient Roman battle stubs