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![]() Thessaloniki area in Antiquity | |||||||
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![]() | 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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Theodosius the Great (379 - 395)
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The Gothic War (376-382) The Fall of Rome #2
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The Rebellion and Man of Lawlessness (2 Thessalonians 2:3)
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References
- Peter Heather, 1996. The Goths, Blackwell Publishers. ISBN 0-631-16536-3.
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