Battle of Beroe

Battle between Romans and Gothic forces (250)
Battle of Beroe
Part of the Gothic War (248-253), the Roman-Gothic Wars of 3rd century AD, the Roman-Germanic wars and the Crisis of the Third Century

Ruins of a Roman amphitheatre at Beroe (now Stara Zagora).
Date250 AD
Location
Beroe
Result Gothic victory
Belligerents
Goths Roman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Cniva Trajan Decius
Casualties and losses
Heavy
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Crisis of the Third Century
Reign of Maximinus Thrax (235–238)
  • Death of Alexander Severus (235)
  • Harzhorn (c. 235)
  • Usurpation of Magnus (c. 235)
  • Usurpation of Quartinus (235)

Year of the Six Emperors (238)

  • Revolt of Gordian I & Gordian II (238)
  • Battle of Carthage (238)
  • Siege of Aquileia (238)
  • Reign of Pupienus & Balbinus (238)
  • Invasion of the Carpi (238–239)

Reign of Gordian III (238–244)

Reign of Philip the Arab (244–249)

Reign of Decius (249–251)

Reign of Trebonianus Gallus (251–253)

Reign of Aemilianus (253)

  • Antioch (253)

Reign of Valerian and Gallienus (253–260)

  • Thessalonica (254)
  • Thermopylae (254)
  • Dura-Europos (256)
  • Gothic invasion (256–257)
  • Invasion of Shapur (258)
  • Invasion of the Alemanni (258–260 approx)
  • Mediolanum (259)
  • Scythian invasion (259–260)
  • Edessa (260)

Reign of Gallienus (260–268)

Reign of Claudius Gothicus (268–270)

Reign of Aurelian (270–275)

Reign of Tacitus (275-276)

  • Gothic Invasion (276-277)

Reign of Probus (276-282)

Reign of Carus (282-283)

Reign of Carinus (283-285)

The Battle of Beroe was a conflict near Stara Zagora, ancient Ulpia Augusta Traiana, between the Romans and Goths in 250 AD which resulted in a Gothic victory.

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