Adrianople, Battle of 378 CE

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377

In ________, the Romans attacked the Visigoth leaders during a meeting between the Visigoth leadership and Roman authorities.

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Alaric

In 401, ________, the Gothic leader, led a Goth- Roman army to invade Italy.

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Eastern Roman

On August 9, 378 CE, the ________ army, led by Emperor Valens, attacked and routed a Gothic army camped close to the town of Adrianople.

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August 9, 378 CE

On __________, the Eastern Roman army, led by Emperor Valens, attacked and routed a Gothic army camped close to the town of Adrianople.

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Mongolia

During the 370s CE, people were moving from _______ to Eastern Europe.

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Huns

From 372 to 376, the _____ ended up driving the Goths westward, starting with the Volga and Don rivers, then from the Dnieper.

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377

In ______, the Romans attacked the Visigoth leaders during a meeting between the Visigoth leadership and Roman authorities.

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378

Roman forces eventually prevailed and surrounded the Gothic forces in July and August of _______.

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August 9

On ______, Valens launched his attack from Adrianople against the Gothic wagon camp before his infantry had finished deploying.

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383

Theodosius I became the new emperor in ______.

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401

In _____, Alaric, the Gothic leader, led a Goth-Roman army to invade Italy.

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402

In _______, the invasion was shifted and in 403, Alaric decided to finally stop casualties.

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403

In 402, the invasion was shifted and in _______, Alaric decided to finally stop casualties.

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409

The peace only persisted until _____ when Alaric invaded Italy once more.

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August 24, 410 CE

On ________, Theodosius finally conquered and sacked Rome.

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Danube River

Many Goths were driven north of the ________ by Theodosius, while others were allowed to settle in the Roman territory as Roman citizens.

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Ostrogoths

Some of the leaders made their way away, allied themselves with the ______, and started plundering Roman settlements in Thrace.

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Valens

Emperor _____ permitted the Goths to settle in the empire as long as they agreed to join the Roman army because they were fleeing the Huns and needed a place to shelter.

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Adrianople

On August 9, 378 CE, the Eastern Roman army, led by Emperor Valens, attacked and routed a Gothic army camped close to the town of ______.

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Roman Empire

The battle is widely regarded as the beginning of the ______'s demise in the fifth century.

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Visigoth

In 377, the Romans attacked the ____ leaders during a meeting between the ________leadership and Roman authorities.

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Theodosius I

He became the new emperor in 383.

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Alaric

In 401, ____, the Gothic leader, led a Goth-Roman army to invade Italy.

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