Classical era · 268 CE

Battle of Naissus

The Battle of Naissus in 268 or 269 was the defeat of a Gothic coalition by the Roman Empire under Emperor Gallienus (or Emperor Claudius II Gothicus) and the future Emperor Aurelian near Naissus (Niš). The events around the invasion and the battle are an important part of the history of the Crisis of the Third Century.

Battle of Naissus
Battle of Naissus · Dipa1965, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
When
268 CE
Where
Niš
Era
Classical

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Before and after

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