Gothic forces
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Gothic forces were the military groups of the Gothic tribes that clashed with the late Roman Empire during the 4th and 5th centuries.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed groups
ⓘ
barbarian forces ⓘ military forces ⓘ |
| activeInCentury |
4th century
ⓘ
5th century ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Eastern Roman Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ late Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalBackground | Germanic ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOfOrigin | Goths NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | key adversary of late Roman Empire ⓘ |
| influenced | military decline of Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | Gothic language ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Alaric I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fritigern NERFINISHED ⓘ Theodoric the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableOpponent |
Emperor Honorius
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Emperor Theodosius I NERFINISHED ⓘ Emperor Valens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Roman field armies
ⓘ
Roman legions ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Adrianople (378)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of the Catalaunian Plains (451) NERFINISHED ⓘ Gothic War (376–382) NERFINISHED ⓘ Gothic War (535–554) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sack of Rome (410) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryWeapon |
bow and arrow
ⓘ
shield ⓘ spear ⓘ sword ⓘ |
| recruitedFrom | Gothic tribes ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Balkans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Danube frontier ⓘ Gaul NERFINISHED ⓘ Iberian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionOfManyWarriors | Arian Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sometimesServedAs | Roman foederati ⓘ |
| subgroup |
Ostrogothic forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Visigothic forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| typicalUnitType |
noble cavalry retinue
ⓘ
warband ⓘ |
| usedTactics |
cavalry charges
ⓘ
hit-and-run raids ⓘ infantry formations ⓘ |
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