To enforce the dominance of Christianity, a Roman-Visigothic army under Timasius, Alaric, and Stilicho was sent from the East.
The historian Eunapius incorrectly said that an eclipse overshadowed the defeated side in this battle that also saw the suicide of Nichomachus Flavianus. Historical texts about this battle relate how the prayers of the victors were answered by a bora or regional storm blowing through the defeated army. It's not the battle of Pydna, but the losing side in this battle famously carried battle-standards emblazoned with the image of Hercules. Diplomatic negotiations before this battle were obstructed by Rufinus, the Eastern Praetorian Prefect. The losers of this battle had erected a monument to Victory in defiance of the victor's earlier Edict of Thessalonika, an action which generated criticism from Ambrose, bishop of Milan. To enforce the dominance of Christianity, a Roman-Visigothic army under Timasius, Alaric, and Stilicho was sent from the East. The Frankish magister militum Arbogast along with pagan-supporting Western Roman Emperor Eugenius was defeated by Theodosius I at this battle. For 10 points, name this 394 CE battle that reunited the Roman Empire for the last time.
The historian Eunapius incorrectly said that an eclipse overshadowed the defeated side in this battle that also saw the suicide of Nichomachus Flavianus.
Battle of the {Frigidus} [or Battle of the {Frigid River}]