Goths: Timeline

180   The Goths reach the banks of the Black Sea Black Sea

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214   Catallus defeats the Goths at the lower Danube Danube

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220   The Goths invade Asia Minor and the Balkans Balkans

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235   Pressure on Rome by Goths, Quadi Quadi

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, Parthian Parthia

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s, Franks Franks

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 and Alemanni increases. Following a defeat by the Germans, Alexander Severus Alexander Severus

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 and his mother Julia Mamaea, are massacred near Mainz Mainz

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 (Mongontiacum) by his soldiers.

238   The Goths, coming from Ukraine Ukraine

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, cross the Danube Danube

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 and devastate the Empire up to the border with Anatolia Anatolia

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247   First of the Gothic Goths

The Goths were an East Germanic tribe [i] who from the 2nd century [i] settled Scythia [i], Dacia [i] a ... 

 invasions.

250   The Goths invade Moesia Moesia

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251   Gallus concludes a treaty with the Goths.

251   In the Battle of Abrittus, the Goths defeat the Romans; emperors Decius Decius

Gaius Messius Quintus Traianus Decius, Roman emperor [i], In the last year of his reign ... 

 and Herennius Etruscus are killed.

253   In violation of a treaty signed with Rome, the Goths invade Asia Minor.

256   Goths invade Asia Minor. Dacia Dacia

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 is lost for the Roman Empire Roman Empire

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257   The Goths build a fleet on the Black Sea Black Sea

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258   The Goths ravage Asia Minor and Trabzon

262   Original Temple of Artemis in Ephesus Ephesus

Ephesus or Efes , was one of the great cities of the Ionia [i]n Greeks in Anatolia [i], located in Lydia [i] ... 

 burnt down by the Goths.

265   Gallienus Gallienus

Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus ruled the Roman Empire [i] as co-emperor with his father Valerian [i] ... 

 repels the invasion of the Goths in the Balkans Balkans

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267   Goths launch one of the first major barbarian invasions of the Roman Empire Roman Empire

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268   Gallienus Gallienus

Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus ruled the Roman Empire [i] as co-emperor with his father Valerian [i] ... 

 aided by Aurelian Aurelian

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, defeats the Goths at Battle of Naissus.

269   Claudius II Claudius II

Marcus Aurelius Claudius Augustus Gothicus , more often referred to as Claudius II, was a Roma... 

 repels Gothic Goths

The Goths were an East Germanic tribe [i] who from the 2nd century [i] settled Scythia [i], Dacia [i] a ... 

 invasion of the Balkans Balkans

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 at Naissus, and settles a number of Goths in vacant lands in the Danubian Danubian

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 provinces.

271   Goths forced to withdraw across the Danube Danube

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315   Constantine and Licinius Licinius

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 battle the Sarmates, the Goths and the Carpians Carpians

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 along the Danube Danube

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. They reestablish the defence of the frontier.

325   Constantine I Constantine I

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 personally assures the security of the Danube Danube

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 border by defeating the Goths, Vandals Vandals

The Vandals were an East Germanic tribe [i] that entered the late Roman Empire [i] during the 5th century [i] ... 

 and Sarmatians Sarmatians

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332   The Romans under Constantine I, and future Emperor Constantine II Constantine II (emperor)

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 defeat the Goths in the area of the lower Danube Danube

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334   The Goths protect the Roman Empire against an invasion by the Vandals Vandals

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 in the region near the Danube Danube

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338   The Romans, allied with the Goths, arrive in the north of the empire to protect the borders.

399   Forming an alliance with deserters of Tribigild along the Bosphorus Bosphorus

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 Gothic Goths

The Goths were an East Germanic tribe [i] who from the 2nd century [i] settled Scythia [i], Dacia [i] a ... 

 leader Gainas devastates the outlying areas near Constantinople Constantinople

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400   While taking refuge along the Danube Danube

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, Gainas and his Goths are attacked by the Huns Huns

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, killing him and his army. Gainas' head is sent as a gift to Constantinople Constantinople

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 by the Hun chieftan Uldin Uldin

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401   Arcadius Arcadius

Flavius Arcadius was Roman Emperor [i] in the Eastern half of the Roman Empire [i] from ... 

 sends many gifts to the Hun chieftain Uldin in appreciation of his victory over the Goths and Gainas. Arcadius then allies himself with the Huns.

502   The ''Synodus Palmaris'', called by Gothic Goths

The Goths were an East Germanic tribe [i] who from the 2nd century [i] settled Scythia [i], Dacia [i] a ... 

 king Theodoric the Great Theodoric the Great

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, discarges Pope Symmachus Pope Symmachus

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 of all charges, thus ending the schism of Antipope Laurentius Antipope Laurentius

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