Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Roman Battles in the 4th century AD (part II)

  • 357 - Battle of Strasbourg - Julian expels the Alamanni from the Rhineland
  • 359 - Battle of Amida - Sassanids capture Amida from Romans
  • 363 - Battle of Ctesiphon - Emperor Julian defeats Shapur II of Persia outside the walls of the Persian capital, but is unable to take the city, and his death leads to an ultimate disaster on the retreat back to Roman territory.
  • 366 - Battle of Thyatira - The army of the Roman emperor Valens defeats the usurper Procopius.
  • 367 - Battle of Solicinium - Romans under Emperor Valentinian I defeat yet another Alamanni incursion.
  • 377 - Battle of the Willows - Roman troops fight an inconclusive battle against the Goths
  • 378 -
  • Battle of Argentovaria - Western Emperor Gratianus is victorious over the Alamanni, yet again.
  • 9 August - Battle of Adrianople - Thervings under Fritigern defeat and kill the Eastern Emperor Valens
  • 380 - Battle of Thessalonica - The new Eastern Emperor, Theodosius I, is also defeated by the Thervings under Fritigern.
  • 388 - Battle of the Save - Emperor Theodosius I defeats the usurper Magnus Maximus.
  • 394, 6 September - Battle of the Frigidus - Theodosius I defeats and kills the usurper Eugenius and his Frankish magister militum Arbogast.

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