Battle of Thessalonica (380)
- Battle of Thessalonica (380)
Infobox Military Conflict
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date=summer or autumn 380
place=near Thessalonica, Macedonia
result=Gothic victory
combatant1=Roman Empire
combatant2=Goths
commander1=Theodosius I
commander2=Fritigern
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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 Eastern Roman army suffered another major defeat. Theodosius retreated to Thessalonica and surrendered control of operations to the Western Emperor, Gratian.
References
* Peter Heather, 1996. "The Goths", Blackwell Publishers. ISBN 0-631-16536-3.
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