Battle of Adrianople

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The Battle of Adrianople was a decisive 378 CE clash between the Eastern Roman Empire and Gothic forces that resulted in a catastrophic Roman defeat and the death of Emperor Valens, marking a turning point in the decline of Roman military dominance.

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Label Occurrences
Battle of Adrianople canonical 19
Battle of Adrianople (378) 6

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Hadrianopolis (378) ⓘ
belligerent Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine Empire

Goths ⓘ
Greuthungi ⓘ
Tervingi ⓘ
casualtiesGothic unknown ⓘ
casualtiesRoman very heavy ⓘ
combatantTypeGothic federated and refugee Gothic groups ⓘ
combatantTypeRoman field army of the Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
commander Fritigern ⓘ
Valens ⓘ
conflict Gothic War (376–382) ⓘ
date 9 August 378 ⓘ
era Late Antiquity ⓘ
followedBy continued Gothic War (376–382) ⓘ
siege of Adrianople (378) ⓘ
historicalPeriod reign of Valens ⓘ
involvedEthnicGroup Goths ⓘ
Romans ⓘ
involvedUnitType Gothic cavalry ⓘ
Roman legions ⓘ
killed Valens ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Edirne, Turkey ⓘ
linked to: Edirne
longTermImpact contributed to transformation of the Roman Empire ⓘ
influenced later Roman reliance on barbarian federate troops ⓘ
notableDeath Emperor Valens ⓘ
outcome catastrophic Roman defeat ⓘ
partOf Gothic War (376–382) ⓘ
history of the Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
place Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine Empire

Thrace ⓘ
near Adrianople ⓘ
politicalConsequence increased Gothic leverage in negotiations ⓘ
weakened Eastern Roman military power ⓘ
precededBy Gothic crossing of the Danube (376) ⓘ
relatedTo Battle of Hadrianopolis (1205) ⓘ
result decisive Gothic victory ⓘ
significance exposed vulnerabilities of the late Roman army ⓘ
marked decline of Roman heavy infantry dominance ⓘ
turning point in Roman military history ⓘ
sourceType late Roman historians such as Ammianus Marcellinus ⓘ
tacticalFeature Gothic cavalry charge ⓘ
Gothic wagon laager ⓘ
Roman infantry engagement in heat ⓘ
year 378 ⓘ

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Referenced by (25)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Valens dynasty → notableEventDuringRule → Battle of Adrianople ⓘ
Valens → battle → Battle of Adrianople ⓘ
Fritigern → commandedInBattle → Battle of Adrianople ⓘ
Flavius Valens → causeOfDeath → Battle of Adrianople ⓘ
Flavius Valens → conflict → Battle of Adrianople ⓘ
Gothic War (376–382) → notableBattle → Battle of Adrianople ⓘ
Gothic War (376–382) → decisiveBattle → Battle of Adrianople ⓘ
Gothic coalition → participatedIn → Battle of Adrianople ⓘ
Gothic coalition → relatedTo → Battle of Adrianople ⓘ
House of Theodosius → significantEvent → Battle of Adrianople (378) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Adrianople
Emperor Valens → knownFor → Battle of Adrianople ⓘ
Emperor Valens → battle → Battle of Adrianople ⓘ
Flavius Gratianus → militaryConflict → Battle of Adrianople ⓘ
Migration Period in Europe → significantEvent → Battle of Adrianople (378) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Adrianople
Res Gestae → coversEvent → Battle of Adrianople ⓘ
Visigothic army → participatedIn → Battle of Adrianople (378) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Adrianople
Albia Dominica → survived → Battle of Adrianople ⓘ
Albia Dominica → associatedEvent → Battle of Adrianople ⓘ
Valens → notableEvent → Battle of Adrianople ⓘ
subject linked to: Valens Augustus
Battle of Marcianople → followedBy → Battle of Adrianople (378) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Adrianople
Tervingi → involvedIn → Battle of Adrianople (378) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Adrianople
Battle of the Willows → before → Battle of Adrianople ⓘ
Battle of Constantinople (378) → precededBy → Battle of Adrianople (378) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Adrianople
Alatheus → participatedInBattle → Battle of Adrianople ⓘ
Treaty of 382 → followedEvent → Battle of Adrianople ⓘ