Battle of Constantinople (378 siege/engagements)
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The Battle of Constantinople (378) was a late Roman-era siege and series of engagements in which Gothic forces unsuccessfully attempted to capture the Eastern Roman capital during the wider Gothic War.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Constantinople (378) | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
engagement
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military conflict ⓘ siege ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Siege of Constantinople (378) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attackers | Gothic army ⓘ |
| attackersFailedTo |
breach Constantinople’s defenses
ⓘ
occupy Constantinople ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Eastern Roman Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gothic forces ⓘ |
| campaign | Gothic operations in Thrace and around Constantinople ⓘ |
| capitalUnderThreat | Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinWar | late phase of the Gothic War (376–382) ⓘ |
| combatantsSide1 | Goths NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatantsSide2 | Eastern Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | siege warfare ⓘ |
| context | aftermath of the Battle of Adrianople (378) ⓘ |
| date | 378 ⓘ |
| defenders |
Eastern Roman field forces near Constantinople
ⓘ
Eastern Roman garrison of Constantinople ⓘ |
| era | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued Gothic War (376–382) ⓘ |
| historicalCategory |
4th-century conflicts
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Battles involving the Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ Sieges of Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Thrace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Istanbul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Constantinople
NERFINISHED
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Eastern Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objectiveOfAttackers | capture of Constantinople ⓘ |
| outcome | Gothic attempt to capture Constantinople repulsed ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gothic War (376–382)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
late Roman–Gothic conflicts ⓘ |
| politicalEntityInControlOfLocation | Eastern Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Adrianople (378) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryOpponents | Gothic forces vs Eastern Roman forces ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Gothic migration into the Roman Empire
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crisis of the late 4th-century Roman army ⓘ |
| result | Eastern Roman victory ⓘ |
| significance |
demonstrated resilience of Constantinople’s defenses
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helped prevent Gothic capture of the Eastern Roman capital ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | defense of the Eastern imperial capital ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
late Roman Empire
NERFINISHED
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reign of Valens ⓘ |
| warTheater | Balkan–Thracian frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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