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Battle of Thessalonica

Battle of Thessalonica was a battle fought in AD 380 at Thessaloniki, in what is now Greece. It was part of the Gothic War of 376–382, which ran from AD 376 to AD 382. The recorded result: Gothic victory.

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Région de Thessalonique dans l'Antiquité.
Région de Thessalonique dans l'Antiquité.. Marsyas, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtAD 380
WhereThessaloniki, Greece40.640N, 22.944E
OutcomeGothic victory
BelligerentsGothsagainstEastern Roman Empire
Part ofGothic War of 376–382AD 376 to AD 382

Where it sits in the Gothic War of 376–382

Battle of Marcianople, AD 376Battle of the Willows, AD 377Battle of Dibaltum, AD 377Battle of Constantinople, AD 378Battle of Adrianople, AD 378Siege of Adrianople, AD 378Battle of Thessalonica, AD 380AD 376AD 380Battle of Thessalonica, AD 380
7 placed engagements of the Gothic War of 376–382 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 380 (year precision)
PlaceThessaloniki, Greece
40.640N, 22.944E
KindBattle, ancient
Commanders
  • Theodosius I
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 16 times between AD 254 and 1422.

In the same war

Battle of Thessalonica is one of 65 engagements of the 4th century in the atlas and one of 493 in present-day Greece.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2568416, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Thessalonica (380), revision 1373461149, 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.