Visigothic–Roman conflicts

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military conflict series of wars

The Visigothic–Roman conflicts were a series of late Roman Empire wars and tensions between the Visigothic tribes and Roman authorities that destabilized imperial control and culminated in events such as the 410 sack of Rome.

Aliases (10)

Gothic War (376–382) ×1
Roman–Gothic Wars ×1
Roman–Visigothic coalition under Aetius and Theodoric I ×1
Roman–Visigothic conflict ×1
Visigothic War (401–403) ×1
Visigothic Wars ×1
Visigothic campaigns in the Balkans ×1
Visigothic invasion of Italy ×1
Visigothic–Roman wars in Gaul ×1
Visigothic–Roman wars in Hispania ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military conflict → series of wars →
cause	Gothic migration across the Danube → Roman refusal to adequately supply Gothic refugees → breakdown of Roman frontier defenses → pressure from Huns on Gothic peoples →
conflictBetween	Roman Empire → Visigoths →
endTime	early 6th century →
followedBy	Byzantine–Visigothic conflicts → Franco–Visigothic conflicts →
hasCommander	Alaric I → Constantius III → Fritigern → Stilicho → Theodoric I → Theodoric II → Theodosius I → Valens → Wallia →
hasPart	Battle of Adrianople (378) → Gothic War (376–382) → Sack of Rome (410) → Visigothic War (401–403) → Visigothic–Roman wars in Gaul → Visigothic–Roman wars in Hispania →
historicalPeriod	Late Antiquity →
locatedIn	Balkans → Gaul → Iberian Peninsula → Italy → Western Roman Empire →
mainBelligerent	Eastern Roman Empire → Visigothic tribes → Western Roman Empire →
partOf	late Roman Empire history →
relatedTo	Fall of the Western Roman Empire → Migration Period →
result	establishment of Visigothic Kingdom in Gaul → establishment of Visigothic Kingdom in Hispania → integration of Visigoths as foederati → loss of Roman control over large parts of Western provinces → weakening of Western Roman Empire →
significantEvent	Battle of Adrianople (378) → Battle of Pollentia (402) → Battle of Verona (402) → Sack of Rome (410) → Visigothic settlement in Aquitaine → Visigothic settlement in Hispania →
startTime	late 4th century →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Visigothic–Roman conflicts ("Visigothic War (401–403)") → Visigothic–Roman conflicts ("Visigothic–Roman wars in Gaul") → Visigothic–Roman conflicts ("Visigothic–Roman wars in Hispania") →	hasPart
Battle of Pollentia ("Roman–Visigothic conflict") → Western Roman Empire ("Gothic War (376–382)") →	conflict
Battle of the Catalaunian Plains ("Roman–Visigothic coalition under Aetius and Theodoric I") →	commandStructureSide1
Battle of Pollentia ("Visigothic invasion of Italy") →	hasCasusBelli
Sack of Rome (410) →	hasCause
First siege of Rome by Alaric (408) ("Roman–Gothic Wars") →	hasPartOfConflict
Sack of Rome (410) ("Visigothic Wars") →	partOf
First siege of Rome by Alaric (408) ("Visigothic campaigns in the Balkans") →	precededBy