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Battle of Adrianople (August 9 378 AD) was fought between a Roman army led by the Emperor Valens and Germanic tribes (mainly Visigoths and Ostrogoths) commanded by Fritigern. The battle took place at today's Edirne (Turkey) and ended with an overwhelming victory of Germanic tribes. Emperor Valens, who is accused of causing the defeat by failing to wait for reinforcements, and was among 40,000 Roman soldiers lost on the battlefield. It was one of the major victories of so-called barbarians over the Roman forces, which aided several Germanic tribes to gain rights of accommodation within the Balkan territories and intrude into the Roman Empire. Ongoing Germanic intrusions resulted in the division of the Empire into two halves on 395 AD and to the extinction of the Western half in 476 AD.

Battle of Adrianople is also name for battle which occured April 14 1205 between Bulgars under Tzar Kolojan, and Latins under the Latin emperor Baldwin, won by Bulgars. Around 300 latin knights were killed, the emperor was captured.

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-'''Battle of Adrianople''' ([[August 9]] [[378]] AD) was fought between a [[Roman Empire|Roman]] army led by the [[Roman Emperors|emperor]] [[Valens]] and [[Germanic peoples|Germanic]] tribes (mainly [[Visigoths]] and [[Ostrogoths]]) commanded by Fritigern. The battle took place at today's Edirne ([[Turkey]]) and ended with an overwhelming victory of Germanic tribes. Emperor [[Valens]], who is accused of causing the defeat by failing to wait for reinforcements, and was among 40000 Roman soldiers lost on the battlefield. It was one of the major victories of so-called barbarians over the Roman forces, which aided several Germanic tribes to gain rights of accommodation within the Balkan territories and intrude into the Roman Empire. Ongoing Germanic intrusions resulted in the division of the empire into two halves on [[395]] AD and extinction of the Western half in [[476]] AD.
+'''Battle of Adrianople''' ([[August 9]] [[378]] AD) was fought between a [[Roman Empire|Roman]] army led by the [[Roman Emperors|Emperor]] [[Valens]] and [[Germanic peoples|Germanic]] tribes (mainly [[Visigoths]] and [[Ostrogoths]]) commanded by [[Fritigern]]. The battle took place at today's Edirne ([[Turkey]]) and ended with an overwhelming victory of Germanic tribes. Emperor [[Valens]], who is accused of causing the defeat by failing to wait for reinforcements, and was among 40,000 Roman soldiers lost on the battlefield. It was one of the major victories of so-called barbarians over the Roman forces, which aided several Germanic tribes to gain rights of accommodation within the Balkan territories and intrude into the Roman Empire. Ongoing Germanic intrusions resulted in the division of the Empire into two halves on [[395]] AD and to the extinction of the Western half in [[476]] AD.
 '''Battle of Adrianople''' is also name for battle which occured [[April 14]] [[1205]] between [[Bulgars]] under [[Tzar]] Kolojan, and [[Latins]] under the Latin emperor [[Baldwin]], won by Bulgars. Around 300 latin knights were killed, the emperor was captured.