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EAGLES IN THE DUST
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Author: Adrian Coombs-Hoar
Publisher: Pen & Sword
Year published: 2015
Pagination: 180pp, 6 maps & diagrams
Condition: Very Good in plastic covered d/w
The Roman Defeat at Adrianopolis, AD 378. In AD376 Goths, seeking refuge from the Huns, sought admittance to the Eastern Roman Empire. Emperor Valens took the decision to grant them entry, hoping to utilize them for his campaigns against Persia. The Goths had been providing warriors to Roman armies for decades, however mistreatment by Roman officials led them to take up arms against their hosts. The resultant battle near Adrianopolis in AD378, in which Valens lost his life, was one of the most significant defeats suffered by Rome.