Siege of Philippopolis (250)
| Siege of Philippopolis | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Gothic War (248-253), Crisis of the Third Century | |||||||
 Philippopolis Location | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Goths |
 Roman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Cniva |
Titus Julius Priscus  | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| unknown | unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| unknown | unknown | ||||||
The siege of Philippopolis was fought in about 250 between
Gothic Wars
.
The Goths were led by King
Augusta Traiana and moving on to Philippopolis.[1]
Decius had been on his way to relieve Philippopolis with a reinforced army, but arrived too late.
After a long siege, Cniva was victorious after the city was betrayed by a citizen.[2] The king subsequently allied himself with the governor of Thrace, Titus Julius Priscus, to take on the Roman Emperor Decius again at Abritus.[3]
References
- ^ chs. 101-103, MGH Auct. Antiqu . V 1, 83-84 Mommsen
- ^ Further Dexippus (2) By Christopher P Jones, https://www.academia.edu/11913736/Further_Dexippus_online_
- ^ JORDANES: THE ORIGIN AND DEEDS OF THE GOTHS Goths in the 3rd Century
External links
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