The met Huns from Asia and into Europe. In the 4th Century led to the resettlement of many large tribes, such Example of the Goths. Among them were the later Visigoths. Ostrogoths and Alans joined them. 376 AD they forced their refuge in the Roman Empire.
In the Roman Empire they were initially welcomed, as they defended as a return for the kingdom. However, it was not thousands of refugees granted asylum. In the next few years, the Visigoths were suffering from famine, the area awarded to them she could not feed everyone.
burst After two years of their collars and they went marauding through the Roman provinces (regions subjected to the Romans) of the Balkans. The Eastern Roman Emperor Valens
did not like it particularly, and introduced Sun he joined the Goths with 30,000 men
He did not wait for the 20,000 men-strong army the Goths, the only 300 km far from the city of Adrianople and marching his legions 18 km left to the wagons of the Goths. When he arrived, his army was exhausted from the march.
run in full battle gear 18 km through difficult terrain is not exactly a pleasure.
Fritingern, the Gothic leader asked for negotiations. Valens agreed.
However, the Roman cavalry saw to it that the Romans experienced the biggest defeat since the Battle of Cannae . She decided a reconnaissance attack, the first so seemed that he would bring success. However, the strong cavalry of the Goths, the imperial troops was in the back. The left flank of the Romans became lost in the flight of the right. It broke out of panic, as the Goths put the grass in front of their wagons on fire.
lost in a devastating fight the Romans 20 000 men
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