Battle of Adrianople

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:battle
gptkbp:casualties Emperor Valens killed
heavy Roman losses
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Goths
gptkb:Eastern_Roman_Empire
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Emperor_Valens
gptkb:Fritigern
gptkbp:date 378
gptkbp:effect precursor to the fall of the Western Roman Empire
weakened Roman military power
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Adrianople
gptkbp:location near Adrianople
present-day Edirne, Turkey
gptkbp:notableFor death of a Roman emperor in battle
use of cavalry by the Goths
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Gothic_War_(376–382)
gptkbp:result Gothic victory
gptkbp:significance decisive defeat for the Roman army
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Roman_Empire
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4