Europe 373: Battle of the Tanais River
early 373
early 373
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Battle of the Tanais River
11 Jul 363 Treaty of Dura
Dec 364 Valentinian and Valens
1 Nov 365 Revolt of Procopius
Jun 366 Usurpation of Marcellus
24 Aug 367 Great Conspiracy
sum 368 Battle of Solicinium
27 Aug 369 Valens’ First Gothic War
spr 371 Battle of Bagavan
early 373 Battle of the Tanais River
sum 374 Hunno-Greuthungian War
sum 376 Hunnensturm
early 377 Valens’ Second Gothic War
spr 378 Mavia’s Revolt
9 Aug 378 Battle of Adrianople
19 Jan 379 Elevation of Theodosius I
3 Oct 382 Roman–Gothic Peace
In the early 370s the Huns crossed the Volga onto the Don steppe, where they attacked and defeated the Alans near the Tanais River (Don). Their power broken, many Alans were incorporated into ranks of the Huns while others fled either west to the Goths or south into the Caucasus.
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