Difference between revisions of "Battle of Adrianople"

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The Battle of Adrianople may refer to any of the ten battles fought at Adrianople or Adrianopolis (modern Edirne, Turkey):

Battle of Adrianople (313) - Roman Civil War
Battle of Adrianople (324) - Constantine the Great defeats Licinius in a Roman civil war
Battle of Adrianople (378) - Gothic War
Battle of Adrianople (718) - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars
Battle of Adrianople (813) - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars
Battle of Adrianople (972) - Part of the war of the Byzantine Empire against the Russians
Battle of Adrianople (1205) - Fourth Crusade
Battle of Adrianople (1254) - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars
Battle of Adrianople (1365) - Capture by Ottoman Turks
Battle of Adrianople (1913) - First Balkan War

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-The '''Battle of Adrianople''' was waged on August 9, 378 AD between the [[Roman Empire|Roman army]] and Germanic tribes.  The [[Visigoths]] defeated the Romans and killed the emperor, [[Valens]]. Another one occurred in the [[Balkan Wars]] of the early twentieth century.
+The '''Battle of Adrianople''' may refer to any of the ten battles fought at Adrianople or Adrianopolis (modern Edirne, [[Turkey]]):
+*[[Battle of Adrianople (313)]] - Roman Civil War
+*[[Battle of Adrianople (324)]] - Constantine the Great defeats Licinius in a Roman civil war
+*[[Battle of Adrianople (378)]] - Gothic War
+*[[Battle of Adrianople (718)]] - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars
+*[[Battle of Adrianople (813)]] - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars
+*[[Battle of Adrianople (972)]] - Part of the war of the Byzantine Empire against the Russians
+*[[Battle of Adrianople (1205)]] - Fourth Crusade
+*[[Battle of Adrianople (1254)]] - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars
+*[[Battle of Adrianople (1365)]] - Capture by Ottoman Turks
+*[[Battle of Adrianople (1913]]) - First Balkan War
-Icewedge knows nobody cares.
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-[[category:Ancient Rome]]