Conflicts and resolutions of the 4th century
12 battles, sieges, wars, revolts, crises, treaties and peace settlements, in date order.
Battles 8
- Battle of StrasbourgBattle · 357The Battle of Strasbourg, or Argentoratum, was fought in August 357 near Strasbourg between a Roman army under the Caesar Julian and a coalition of Alemannic kings led…
Battle of SoliciniumBattle · 368The Battle of Solicinium was fought in 368 between the Roman army of Valentinian I and his young son Gratian and the Alemanni, at a hill site in south-west Germany…- Battle of FangtouBattle · 369The Battle of Fangtou was fought in 369 in northern China, when the Former Yan general Murong Chui defeated the northern expedition of the Eastern Jin commander Huan…
Battle of AdrianopleBattle · 378 CEThe Battle of Adrianople was fought in 378 CE in Thrace between the Roman army under the eastern emperor Valens and Gothic forces.- Battle of ArgentovariaBattle · 378The Battle of Argentovaria was fought in 378 in Alsace between the Western Roman army of the emperor Gratian and the Alemannic Lentienses, who had crossed the frozen…
Battle of Fei RiverBattle · 383The Battle of Fei River was fought in 383 in present-day Anhui, where a much smaller Eastern Jin army under Xie Xuan, directed by Xie An, routed the invading force of…
Battle of the FrigidusBattle · 394The Battle of the Frigidus was fought on 5–6 September 394 by the river Frigidus, probably the Vipava in present-day Slovenia.
Battle of Canhe SlopeBattle · 395The Battle of Canhe Slope was fought in 395 in northern China between the Later Yan army of Murong Bao and the forces of Tuoba Gui of Northern Wei.
Sieges 1
Wars & campaigns 2
- Aksumite conquest of KushCampaign · c. 350 CEThe Aksumite conquest of Kush was the campaign led by the Aksumite king Ezana around 350 CE against the Kingdom of Kush and its centre at Meroë.
Gothic War (376–382)War · 376–382The Gothic War of 376–382 was fought between the Roman Empire and Gothic groups, chiefly the Tervingi and Greuthungi, who had crossed the Danube fleeing the Huns.