Adrianople in a sentence

Many units listed in the Balkans were formed after Adrianople; others were transferred from other parts of the Empire, before or after Adrianople; others are listed in two or more sectors.

After this conquest, Mehmed moved the Ottoman capital from Adrianople to Constantinople.

Although a new theme—that of "Macedonia"—was subsequently created, it did not correspond to today's geographic territory, but one farther east (centred on Adrianople), carved out of the already existing Thracian and Helladic themes.

Ammianus Marcellinus, Historiae, book 31, chapter 13. Aftermath The Goths immediately marched to the city of Adrianople and attempted to take it; Ammianus gives a detailed account of their failure.

By the beginning of the 9th century, the theme of Macedonia, with its capital at Adrianople consisted not of Macedonian but of Thracian territories.

Despite the severe consequences for Rome, Adrianople was not nearly as productive overall for the Visigoths and their gains were short-lived.

Forces of Adrianople and Thrace Albeit they do not take part in the battle itself, all of the Byzantine rebels from East Thrace had gathered at Adrianopole and stood bravely to defend its wall from the conquerors.

For the next two years preceding the battle of Adrianople there were a series of running battles with no clear victories for either side.

He brought his army from Melanthias to Adrianople, where he met with Sebastian's force.

However, all three armies include units either formed (several units of Theodosiani among them) or redeployed (various legions in Thrace) after Adrianople.

In 378, after the disastrous Battle of Adrianople where Valens was killed, Gratian invited Theodosius to take command of the Illyrian army.

In the spring of 1205, Didymoteicho and Adrianople revolted, followed soon after by the entirety of Thrace.

It was forced to relinquish most of Macedonia to Serbia and Greece, while the revived Ottomans retook Adrianople.

It was in Adrianople that Bahá’u’lláh referred to his son as "the Mystery of God".

Kaloyan the Roman-slayer Two years after the battle of Adrianople, Kaloyan set out to burn other Latin cities and cities of Byzantine rebels, who had begun to conspire against him.

Moreover, He was banished again to Adrianople in December 1863 and finally exiled to Akka in the present day Israel in 1868.

Only a year after the battle of Adrianople, a devastating blow was dealt to the Latin Empire, a wound that would lead to its ultimate demise.

Positive outcomes The positive outcomes of the battle of Adrianople were the strengthening of the Second Bulgarian Empire and the saving of the Balkans from Latin influence.

The 1829 Treaty of Adrianople allowed Moldavia to again maintain its own troops, no longer acting as an auxiliary under strict Ottoman supervision, and assigned red over blue pennants (see Flag and coat of arms of Moldavia ).

The Battle of Adrianople in 378 was the decisive moment of the war.