Battle of Adrianople
The Goths destroy a Roman army and kill Emperor Valens
On 9 August 378 Fritigern's Goths routed the army of the Eastern Empire near Adrianople; Emperor Valens was killed and his body was never found. It was one of the worst defeats in Roman history and opened the way for the Goths to settle inside the empire.
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Meanwhile around the world (±25 years)
Africa
- c. 397–400 Augustine's Confessions — 19 years later
Asia
- 383 Battle of the Fei River — 5 years later
Alive at the time
- Augustine of Hippo (aged 24)
- Hypatia (aged 18)
- Vasubandhu (aged 62)