Battle of Thermopylae (254)

Battle of Thermopylae (254)
Part of the Crisis of the Third Century
Gothic War (248-253)
and Roman–Germanic Wars
Date254 AD
Location
Result Roman victory
Belligerents
Roman Empire Goths
Commanders and leaders
Marianus
Philostratus
Dexippus
Unknown
Strength
Militia Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

The Battle of Thermopylae in 254[1][2] was a successful defense of the pass of Thermopylae by local Greek militia under Marianus, the Roman proconsul of Achaea, during an invasion of the Balkans by the Goths.[3]

  1. ^ Wolfram 1990, p. 48.
  2. ^ Goltz & Hartmann 2008, pp. 233–234.
  3. ^ Mallan & Davenport 2015, p. 221.