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Battle of Noviodunum(Isaccea) |
year: 369summer 369 |
| A Roman victory against the Goths (who were not a serious threat yet) | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ |
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enemy: Goths (Thervingi)
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location: Modern Isaccea, Romania, on the Lower Danube
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battle type: Defensive repulsion |
war: Gothic Wars |
modern country:
Romania |
| ▼ The Byzantines(emperor: Valens) | ▼ The Enemies | |
| Commander: | Emperor Valens | Athanaric |
| Forces: | Unknown | Unknown |
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| Background story: |
| The Gothic people in the northern region had supported the usurper Procopius in his revolt against Valens, and Valens had learned that the Goths were planning an uprising of their own. These Goths, mostly of the Thervingi tribe, were at the time under the leadership of Athanaric and had apparently remained peaceful since their defeat under Constantine in 332. In the spring of 367, Valens crossed the Danube at Daphne (Roman fortress in uncertain location) and marched on Athanaric's Goths who fled into the Carpathian Mountains. The following spring, a Danube flood prevented Valens from crossing; instead the Emperor occupied his troops with the construction of fortification. |
The Battle: |
 the meeting of Athanaricus with Valens in Danube Although Valens obtained a victory, the Romans retreated (possibly because of the lateness of the season) and the Goths asked for a peace treaty, which was signed in the middle of the Danube (September 369), the Goths taking an oath to never set foot on Roman soil. |
Aftermath: |
| Peace with the Goths was short-lived and Valens was killed ten years later at Adrianople. |
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