Edirne (US: / eɪˈdɪərnə, ɛˈ -/, [2][3] Turkish: [e.ˈdiɾ.ne]), historically known as Adrianople, is a city in Turkey, in the northwestern part of the province of Edirne in Eastern Thrace.

The Battle of Adrianople also known as Battle of Hadrianopolis was fought between the Eastern Roman army led by the Roman emperor Valens and Gothic rebels (largely Thervings as well as Greutungs, non-Gothic Alans, and various local rebels) led by Fritigern.

Battle of Adrianople, battle fought on August 9, 378 ce, near present-day Edirne, Turkey, resulting in the defeat of a Roman army commanded by the emperor Valens at the hands of the Germanic Visigoths led by Fritigern and augmented by Ostrogothic and other reinforcements.

Edirne, city, extreme western Turkey. It lies at the junction of the Tunca and Maritsa (Turkish: Meriç) rivers, near the borders of Greece and Bulgaria. The largest and oldest part of the town occupies a meander of the Tunca around the ruins of an ancient citadel.

Aug 26, 2019 · The Battle of Adrianople on August 9, 378 CE ranks among the worst military defeats in all of Roman history. Its estimated losses of over 10,000 are comparable to Roman defeats at Cannae (216 BCE) and Carrhae (53 BCE).

The Battle of Adrianople It exposed the cracks in Rome’s administrative, military, and diplomatic systems and ushered in an age where barbarian groups played an increasingly central role in shaping the future of Europe. Aftermath: The Cost of Defeat. The Roman losses at Adrianople were staggering. Two-thirds of Valens’ army was killed.

The Ottoman conquest of Adrianople (Edirne) by the Ottomans occurred sometime in the 1360s, and eventually became the Ottoman capital afterwards, until the Fall of Constantinople in 1453. Following the capture of Gallipoli by the Ottomans in 1354, Turkish expansion in the southern Balkans was rapid.

ADRIANOPLE. The historian John Keegan noted that Adrianople has the "curious distinction as the most frequently contested spot on the globe" (p. 70). In fact, the city (known as Edirne by the Ottomans and Turks) has been the site of a major battle at least sixteen times since 300c.e.

Adrianople was an important city in the Byzantine world for all of its history. Thrace was an important province, obviously Constantinople was the most important city in the area, but Adrianople was strategically crucial for maintaining control outside the walls of Constantinople.

Aug 12, 2024 · On August 9, 378 Adrianople became the site of one of Rome’s worst military defeats. At the time, Rome faced challenges in both Europe and (southwestern) Asia. In Asia the Sasanian Persians, with their superb cavalry and aggressive policies, represented a …