battle, ancient
Battle of Thermopylae (254)
Battle of Thermopylae (254) was a battle fought in AD 254 at Thermopylae, in what is now Greece. It was part of the Gothic Wars, which ran from AD 248 to AD 700. The recorded result: Roman victory. Recorded strength: Militia against Unknown.
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Where it sits in the Gothic Wars
Record
| Date | AD 254 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Thermopylae, Greece 38.805N, 22.563E | |
| Kind | Battle, ancient | |
| Strength | Militia | Unknown |
| Casualties and losses | Unknown | Unknown |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Thermopylae 279 BCE 279 BC, same recorded site
- Battle of Thermopylae 323 BC, same recorded site
- Battle of Scarpheia 146 BC, 1.3 km SW
- Battle of Thermopylae 1941, 2.5 km SW
- Battle of Thermopylae 480 BC, 2.5 km SW
Contested ground: this site was fought over 7 times between 480 BC and 1941.
In the same war
- After: Battle of the Axios River AD 391
- All 5 engagements of Gothic Wars
Elsewhere in AD 254
- Siege of Thessalonica Greece
Battle of Thermopylae (254) is one of 85 engagements of the 3rd century in the atlas and one of 493 in present-day Greece.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4872544, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Thermopylae (254), revision 1370590956, 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.