Cniva, a Gothic chieftain, invades the Roman…

244 CE to 255 CE

Cniva, a Gothic chieftain, invades the Roman Empire and successfully conquers the city of Philippopolis, the present-day Bulgarian city Plovdiv.

He kills the emperor Decius and his son Herennius Etruscus at the Battle of Abritus in 251 as he is attempting to leave the Empire.

This is the first time a Roman Emperor is killed in combat against barbarians.

Cniva is allowed to leave with his spoils and is paid tribute to stay out of the empire.

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Cniva View → Decius View → Herennius Etruscus View →

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Goths (East Germanic tribe) View → Carpi (people) View → Roman Empire (Rome): Non-dynastic View →

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Crisis of the Third Century (Roman Civil “War” of 235-84) View → Roman Gothic War, First View → Abritus, Battle of View → Roman Gothic War, Second View →

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Conflict View → Mayhem View → Government View →

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