The Gothic War 376-382

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The Gothic War 376-382

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1Gordopolis
Jul 17, 2018, 12:39 pm

A short outline of events after the Goths' entry into the ERE in 376 AD:

http://www.gordondoherty.co.uk/writeblog/timelineofthegothicwar

Some say this struggle was the catalyst for the Western Empire's fall. There is a plausible chain reaction theory to back that up (autonomous Goths living in empire post-382->Alaric->Visigothic identity->overreliance on 'foederati'), but I wondered what other people thought?