Battle of Beroe

This article is about the battle between the Romans and the Goths in 250. For the battle between the Pechenegs and the Byzantines in 1122, see Battle of Beroia.

Battle of Beroe
Part of the Crisis of the Third Century Gothic War (248-253) and Roman–Germanic Wars
Ruins of a Roman amphitheatre at Beroe (now Stara Zagora).
Date 250 AD Location Beroe Result Gothic victory
Belligerents
Goths	Roman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Cniva	Trajan Decius

The Battle of Beroe was a conflict near Stara Zagora, ancient Ulpia Augusta Traiana, between the Romans and Goths in 250. The Romans under Trajan Decius were pursuing the Goths, under Cniva, after their victory at the Battle of Nicopolis ad Istrum. A Goth ambush at Beroe led to heavy Roman losses and forced Decius to retreat across the Balkan Mountains to Moesia. This allowed Cniva to capture Philippopolis in Thrace. ^[1]

References

1. Doležal, Stanislav (3 May 2022). The Reign of Constantine, 306–337: Continuity and Change in the Late Roman Empire. Springer Nature. p. 91. ISBN   978-3-030-97464-0.