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Gothic War
War between the Eastern Roman Empire and Gothic groups that included the Roman defeat at Adrianople.
Historical overview
Overview adapted from a Wikipedia summary and stored locally on May 11, 2026.
The Gothic War of 376-382 began after Gothic groups crossed the Danube into Roman territory. The Roman defeat at Adrianople exposed the limits of imperial frontier management.
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Border context
285-632historical border era
Late antique empires and migration wars
Roman, Byzantine, Sasanian, Gothic, Hunnic and post-Roman powers redraw frontiers across Europe and the Near East.
The Western Roman Empire fragments into successor kingdoms. Byzantine and Sasanian wars exhaust the eastern imperial frontier.