Gothic War (376–382)

Gothic War
	; A relief on the Obelisk of Theodosius (389): on the upper tier, Honorius, Arcadius, Theodosius I, and Valentinian II, enthroned and flanked by court officials; on the lower tier, Persians (left) and Goths (right) presenting gifts in supplication
Date	Summer 376 – 3 October 382
Location	The Balkans
Result	Settlement of Goths as nominal subjects within the Roman Empire
Belligerents
Eastern Roman Empire; Western Roman Empire	Therving Goths; Greuthungi Goths; Alanic raiders; Hunnic raiders
Commanders and leaders
Emperor Valens †; Emperor Theodosius; Emperor Gratian; Lupicinus; Traianus †; Sebastianus †; Ricomer; Bauto	Fritigern; Alatheus; Saphrax
Casualties and losses
	Unknown

Between 376 and 382 the Goths fought against the Eastern Roman Empire, one of several Gothic Wars in Roman history. This conflict included a catastrophic Roman defeat at the Battle of Adrianople, and is commonly seen as a part— albeit a part of disputed significance— of the century of events leading to the Fall of the Western Roman Empire.

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