The Goths and the Romans, 376–378
Level 5 - mechanism / opinion, no new human data
Level 5 by design analogy (narrative historical overview without empirical or quantitative data)
OpenAlex W4238146425 · doi:10.1002/9781119099000.wbabat0780
What was done
Narrative historical analysis examining the Danube frontier crisis between the late 360s and 378 CE, focusing on Gothic migrations fleeing Hunnic expansion and the subsequent Roman political and military responses.
What was found
The abstract provides a qualitative historical narrative and reports no quantitative data. Roman authorities failed to manage the crossing of Gothic groups, leading to widespread raiding in Thrace and culminating in the defeat and death of Emperor Valens and the destruction of his army at the Battle of Adrianople.
Why it matters
It summarizes the critical sequence of military and administrative failures on the Danube frontier that led to one of the most severe Roman military disasters of late antiquity.
Limits
The record is an interpretive historical summary without quantitative metrics, primary source evaluations, or detailed methodology reported in the abstract.
Cited by
- supports The Goths crossed the Danube in a major migration in 376 AD, and at the Battle of Adrianople in 378 AD, Emperor Valens was killed and approximately one and a half Roman field armies were destroyed.