Gothic War (376–382)

Gothic War (376–382)
Part of the Gothic Wars
and Roman–Germanic Wars

A relief on the Obelisk of Theodosius (389): on the upper tier, Honorius, Arcadius, Theodosius I, and Valentinian II, enthroned and flanked by court officials; on the low tier, Persians (left) and Goths (right) presenting gifts in supplication
Date376–382
Location
Balkans
Result Gothic victory
Belligerents
Eastern Roman Empire
Western Roman Empire		 Therving Goths
Greuthungi Goths
Alanic raiders
Hunnic raiders
Commanders and leaders
 Fritigern
Alatheus
Saphrax

The Gothic War of 376–382 was one of several Gothic Wars in Roman history in which the Goths fought against the Roman Empire. This particular conflict included the catastrophic Roman defeat at the Battle of Adrianople, which is commonly seen as a cause of the decline of the Western Roman Empire, although its significance is widely debated.

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