FRITIGERN

frĭtˈĭgûrn, d. 380, Visigothic chieftain. An intermittent rival of Athanaric for leadership of the Visigoths, he adopted Arian Christianity (see Arianism) and thus gained the support of Emperor Valens. Fleeing the invading Huns, Fritigern was given permission (376) by Valens to cross the Danube and enter Roman territory. After being badly mistreated, the Goths rebelled and in 378 Fritigern defeated and killed Valens at the battle of Adrianople. The Goths subsequently ravaged the Balkan Peninsula until the Roman general Theodosius (later Theodosius I) restored peace. Fritigern is also known as Fridigern.

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The Great Battles of Antiquity: A Strategic and Tactical Guide to Great Battles That Shaped the Development of War
Book by Richard A. Gabriel, Donald W. Boose Jr.; Greenwood Press, 1994
Subjects: Battles, Military History, Ancient, Strategy
...mass migration under the leadership of Fritigern and Alavivus toward the Danube and the...the Visigoths to pay much attention. Fritigern and Alavivus tried to cooperate with...was more than they could bear. Soon, Fritigern sought an alliance with the Ostrogoths...
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Failure of Empire: Valens and the Roman State in the Fourth Century A.D
Book by Noel Lenski; University of California Press, 2002
Subjects: Byzantine Empire--History--Valens, 364-378, Rome--History--Valentinian I, 364-375, Valens--Emperor Of The East--Ca. 328-378, Valentinian--I--Emperor Of Rome--321-375
...Issacea). 42 Meanwhile, Alavivus and Fritigern advanced only slowly toward Marcianople...Marcianople, Lupicinus invited Alavivus and Fritigern to a banquet. The two were admitted...Lupicinus, fearing a riot, had Alavivus and Fritigern escort murdered inside the city and only...
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With Arrow, Sword, and Spear: A History of Warfare in the Ancient World
Book by Alfred S. Bradford, Pamela M. Bradford; Praeger, 2001
Subjects: Military Art And Science--History--To 500, Military History, Ancient
...behind the leadership of the Gothic king Fritigern and began to march towards Adrianople...archers and cavalry to check the advance of Fritigern and the Goths-he thought he was putting...Christian elder) from the Gothic king Fritigern, who demanded that the emperor cede...
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Antonina, Or, the Fall of Rome: A Romance of the Fifth Century
Book by Wilkie Collins; Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1850
Subjects: Fiction, Goths--Italy--Fiction, Rome--History--Empire, 284-476--Fiction
...at a shot distance. "Stay! stay! Fritigern--Athanaric-- Colias--Suerid...attached. "I like her figure," growled Fritigern, a heavy, phlegmatic giant, renowned...an insolent laugh. "Mine!" replied Fritigern complacently. What says the chorus of...
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A World History of Tax Rebellions: An Encyclopedia of Tax Rebels, Revolts, and Riots from Antiquity to the Present
Book by David. F. Burg; Routledge, 2003
Subjects: Tax And Expenditure Limitations--History, Taxation--History, Taxation--Public Opinion--History
...Valens allowed the Visigoths, led by Fritigern and other chieftains, to cross the Danube...cities untouched-according to Ammianus, Fritigern counseled his followers that he "kept...Instead of a siege, Ammianus says, Fritigern "advised them to attack and devastate...
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About the Saxon Rebellion and the Massacre at Amesbury
Journal article by Helmut Nickel; Arthuriana, Vol. 16, 2006
Subjects: Epic literature, Folklore, Literary criticism
...their chieftains under their leader, Fritigern, to a meeting (dinner included) at...sprung a trap and killed them all; only Fritigern was spared in the vain hope that he could...massacre with one single survivor named Fritigern became attached to Vortigern because...


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The Fall of Rome: Beginning in the Fourth Century, an Unprecedented Wave of Immigration Washed over the Roman Empire, Leading to the End of the Empire in the West
Magazine article by Dennis Behreandt; The New American, Vol. 22, October 30, 2006
Subjects: Goths (Germanic people)--History, Roman Empire, 30 BC-476 AD--History, Rome, Italy--History
...the province, one Lupicinus, invited Fritigern, the leader of the Goth immigrants and...commanders put to death. Drawing his sword, Fritigern rushed out of the banquet to the cheers...of those Goths who had once followed Fritigern. Desiring to live in Italy instead of...


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encyclopedia articles on: Fritigern  - 5 results

 
 
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Fritigern
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
FRITIGERN frit igurn, d. 380, Visigothic chieftain...Valens . Fleeing the invading Huns, Fritigern was given permission (376) by Valens...mistreated, the Goths rebelled and in 378 Fritigern defeated and killed Valens at the battle...
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Visigoths
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...were led by Athanaric . Athanaric asserted his supremacy over Fritigern , a rival Visigothic leader who then retired into the Roman...to Transylvania, and the majority of the Visigoths joined Fritigern and fled (376) into the empire. Subjected to oppressive...
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Valens
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...attitude toward the Persian threat to Armenia was indecisive, but in 376 peace was made. He admitted the Visigoths under Fritigern into the empire. Dissatisfied with the Romans, they rebelled, and in 378, Valens was killed in the battle of Adrianople...
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Fridigern
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
FRIDIGERN see Fritigern . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Athanaric
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...peace in 369. A pagan, he persecuted the Christians, and, possibly for that reason, he was involved in a civil war with Fritigern . Defeated by the Huns in 376, he fled to Transylvania and later (381) to Constantinople. There he was received with royal...


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