Siege of Thessalonica (254)

Siege of Thessalonica (254)
Part of the Crisis of the Third Century
Gothic War (248-253)
and Roman–Germanic Wars
Date254 AD
Location
Thessalonica, Macedonia, Roman Empire (present-day Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece)
40°37′59.999″N 22°57′0.000″E / 40.63333306°N 22.95000000°E / 40.63333306; 22.95000000
Result Roman victory
Belligerents
Roman Empire Goths
Commanders and leaders
Unknown Unknown
Strength
Garrison
Militia		 Unknown
Location within the Thessaloniki urban area
Siege of Thessalonica (254) (Greece)

The siege of Thessalonica in 254 was a successful defense of the city of Thessalonica by local Roman militia during an invasion of the Balkans by the Goths.

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