Battle of Thessalonica (380)

Battle of Thessalonica

Date	summer or autumn 380
Location	near Thessalonica, Macedonia
Result	Gothic victory

Belligerents

Eastern Roman Empire

Goths

Commanders and leaders

Theodosius I

Fritigern

Gothic War (376–382)

Marcianople Willows Adrianople (Siege) Constantinople Thessalonica

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.

Coordinates: 40°38′25″N 22°56′38″E / 40.6403°N 22.9439°E / 40.6403; 22.9439

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