Roman Gothic War, Fifth, or Gothic War (376–382)
Years: 376 - 382
The Gothic War (376–382) is the name given to a series of Gothic battles and plunderings of the eastern Roman Empire in the Balkans between about 376/377 and 382.
Thewar, and in particular the Battle of Adrianople is a major turning point in the history of the Roman Empire, the first barbarian invasion in a series of events over the next century that would see the collapse of the Western Roman Empire.
