siege, ancient
Siege of Adrianople
Siege of Adrianople was a siege conducted on 10 August AD 378 at Edirne, in what is now Turkey. It was part of the Gothic War of 376–382, which ran from AD 376 to AD 382. The recorded result: Roman victory.
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Where it sits in the Gothic War of 376–382
Record
| Date | 10 August AD 378 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Edirne, Turkey 41.667N, 26.567E | |
| Kind | Siege, ancient | |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Versinikia AD 813, same recorded site
- Battle of Adrianople 1254, same recorded site
- Battle of Adrianople 1205, same recorded site
- Battle of Adrianópolis AD 718, same recorded site
- Battle of Adrianople 1829, 0.9 km NE
Contested ground: this site was fought over 10 times between AD 324 and 1913.
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Adrianople 9 August AD 378
- After: Battle of Thessalonica AD 380
- All 7 engagements of Gothic War of 376–382
Elsewhere in AD 378
- Battle of Argentovaria France
Siege of Adrianople is one of 65 engagements of the 4th century in the atlas and one of 622 in present-day Turkey.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q16931381, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Adrianople (378), revision 1375892638, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.