The losing commander at that battle refused to wait for troops sent by Gratian; two years prior, that emperor had let his enemies at this battle cross the Danube.
One battle named for this city was followed up at Chrysopolis and led to Licinius losing his part of an empire to Constantine I. A circular fort made of wagons was used as defense in a later battle named for this city which was the last event retold in Ammianus Marcellinus's history. Archers and shield-cavarly under the Iberian Bacurius fled during that battle, in which Alatheus and Saphrax led the Greuthungs alongside the Thervings under Fritigern. The losing commander at that battle refused to wait for troops sent by Gratian; two years prior, that emperor had let his enemies at this battle cross the Danube. Valens was killed near, for 10 points, what city near a 378 AD battle in which the Eastern Roman Empire lost to the Goths, a city which was itself named for a Good Emperor?
One battle named for this city was followed up at Chrysopolis and led to Licinius losing his part of an empire to Constantine I. A circular fort made of wagons was used as defense in a later battle named for this city which was the last event retold in Ammianus Marcellinus's history.
Adrianople [accept Hadrianopolis; do not accept "Edirne"]