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Battle of Thermopylae (254)

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regarded 254 as the date, while Mallan and Davenport in 2015 suggested 262. Goltz and Hartmann estimated 254 as the date. David Potter in 2016 rejected Mallan and Davenport's estimate and dated it to either 253 or 259. The Goths attempted to storm
1416:. The Thessalonians mobilized to defend their city and beat off the attacks. The Goths abandoned the siege and moved off to invade Greece south of Thermopylae, seeking to loot the gold and silver wealth of 186: 1464:, discovered in Vienna in 2010, provides detail on the weapons, leadership, and geography of the engagement. The fragment cuts off before the battle's outcome. Dexippus was used as a source by the 1444:, and assorted weapons. They set to work fortifying the pass. Marianus gave a pre-battle speech to them, emphasizing the defense of the pass by previous generations of Greeks and Romans. 179: 1728: 172: 1803: 1793: 862: 1813: 20: 1633: 1798: 1788: 1452:
The Graeco-Roman forces successfully blocked the Goths' way at Thermopylae and the Goths returned home, albeit with considerable loot.
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Dexippus mobilized a militia to block the pass of Thermopylae. The militia were armed with bronze or iron-tipped wooden
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Die Zeit der Soldatenkaiser. Krise und Transformation des Römischen Reiches im 3. Jahrhundert n. Chr. (235–284)
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The Greeks learned of the Goths' approach and the Roman proconsul Marianus, the Athenian Philostratus, and the
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Potter, David (2016). "War as Theater, from Tacitus to Dexippus". In Riess, Werner; Fagan, Garrett G. (eds.).
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Goltz, Andreas; Hartmann, Udo (2008). "Valerian und Gallienus". In Johne, Klaus-Peter (ed.).
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Mallan, Christopher; Davenport, Caillan (November 2015).
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Index

Battle of Thermopylae (disambiguation)
Crisis of the Third Century
Gothic War (248-253)
Roman–Germanic Wars
Thermopylae
Achaea
Roman Empire
Thermopylae
Greece
Roman Empire
Goths
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Crisis of the Third Century
Maximinus Thrax
Death of Alexander Severus
Harzhorn
Usurpation of Magnus
Usurpation of Quartinus
Year of the Six Emperors
Gordian I
Gordian II
Battle of Carthage
Siege of Aquileia
Pupienus
Balbinus
Invasion of the Carpi
Gordian III
Sabinianus Revolt

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