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Battle of Thessalonica
Part of theGothic War of 376–382 and theRoman–Germanic Wars
Thessaloniki area in Antiquity
Date 380 Location nearThessalonica,Macedonia,Eastern Roman Empire (modern-dayThessaloniki,Macedonia,Greece) Result Gothic victory
Belligerents
Goths	Eastern Roman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Fritigern	Theodosius I

TheBattle of Thessalonica was fought in the summer or autumn of 380 byFritigern's Goths and a Roman army led byTheodosius I. Reconstituted afterAdrianople, theEast Roman army suffered another major defeat. Theodosius retreated to Thessalonica and surrendered control of operations to the Western Emperor,Gratian.

• Peter Heather, 1996.The Goths, Blackwell Publishers.ISBN 0-631-16536-3.

40°38′25″N22°56′38″E / 40.6403°N 22.9439°E /40.6403; 22.9439

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