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Siege of Thessalonica (254)

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Background
Siege
Aftermath
Citations
Bibliography
Further reading

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The Siege of Thessalonica in 254{{sfn|Wolfram|1990|p=48}}{{sfn|Goltz&Hartmann|2008|pp=233–234}} was the successful defense of the city of Thessalonica by local Roman militia during an invasion of the Balkans by the Goths.{{sfn|Mallan&Davenport|2015|p=221}}

Background

In 254 the Goths invaded and plundered Thrace and Macedonia.{{sfn|Wolfram|1990|p=48}}{{sfn|Potter|2016|p=253}}{{sfn|Mallan&Davenport|2015|p=206}} In 1979, Herwig Wolfram regarded 254 as the date, while Mallan and Davenport in 2015 suggested 262.{{sfn|Mallan&Davenport|2015|p=215}}{{sfn|Wolfram|1990|p=48}} Goltz and Hartmann estimated 254 as the date.{{sfn|Goltz&Hartmann|2008|pp=233–234}} David Potter in 2016 rejected Mallan and Davenport's estimate and dated it to either 253 or 259.{{sfn|Potter|2016|p=253}}

Siege

The Goths attempted to storm Thessalonica in close order formations and assault columns.{{sfn|Mallan&Davenport|2015|p=206}} The Thessalonicans rallied to defend the city walls and defeated the attacks.{{sfn|Mallan&Davenport|2015|p=206}}

Aftermath

The Goths abandoned the siege and moved on to invade Greece south of Thermopylae, seeking to loot the gold and silver wealth of Greek temples.{{sfn|Mallan&Davenport|2015|p=206}} The siege was recorded by the contemporary historian Dexippus.{{sfn|Mallan&Davenport|2015|p=207}} A fragment of his work, discovered in Vienna in 2010, specifies the involvement of the citizens in the defense.{{sfn|Mallan&Davenport|2015|p=207}}

Citations

Bibliography

{{cite book| editor-last = Johne| editor-first = Klaus-Peter| title = Die Zeit der Soldatenkaiser. Krise und Transformation des Römischen Reiches im 3. Jahrhundert n. Chr. (235–284). |chapter=Valerian und Gallienus |language=de|author-last1=Goltz|author-first1=Andreas| |author-last2=Hartmann|author-first2=Udo| publisher = Akademie Verlag| location = Berlin| year = 2008| isbn = 978-3-05-004529-0| ref = harvid}}
{{cite journal|last1=Mallan|first1=Christopher|last2=Davenport|first2=Caillan|title=Dexippus and the Gothic Invasions: Interpreting the New Vienna Fragment|journal=Journal of Roman Studies|date=November 2015|volume=105|issue=|pp=203–226|ref=harv}}
{{cite book| editor-last1 = Riess| editor-first1 = Werner| editor-last2 = Fagan| editor-first2 = Garrett G.| title = The Topography of Violence in the Greco-Roman World| chapter=War as Theater, from Tacitus to Dexippus |author-last=Potter|author-first=David| publisher = University of Michigan Press| location = Ann Arbor| year = 2016| isbn = 978-0472119820| ref = harvid}}
{{cite book|last=Wolfram|first=Herwig||translator-last=Dunlap |translator-first=Thomas J.|authorlink=Herwig Wolfram|trans-title=History of the Goths|title=Geschichte der Goten. Entwurf einer historischen Ethnographie|year=1990| orig-year=1979|publisher = University of California Press|isbn= 978-0520069831|ref=harv}}

Background

Siege

Aftermath

Citations

Bibliography

Further reading