Battle of Abritus, 251 AD – Roman Empire faces a Gothic-Scythian army – Crisis of the Third Century
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📢 Narrated by David McCallion
📚 Big thanks to Dr.Byron Waldron and Srpske Bitke for working with me on this video.
🎼 Music:
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📚 Sources:
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I hope you do the battle of naisus after this.
Yes, sir.
The best documentary channel on YouTube. Thank you for adding the Arabic translation
Cniva invented bushcamping
How many times do we hear that an army is caught because of their greed for plunder? I guess the Goths dodged a bullet on this one! Excellent video, once again!
Romans losing just because they can't stop charging towards a retreating enemy sounds familiar, I think it became a roman tradition 🫠🫠
Very good program
The Battle of Abritus (modern Razgrad in Northeastern Bulgaria) in the Roman province of Moesia Inferior in the summer of 251 AD was Gothic king Cniva VICTORY against Roman emperor Gaius Messius Quintus Trajanus Decius.
P.S. Iazyges Metanastae were Sarmatian tribe.
Ostrogotha was a leader of the eastern Goths in the Ukraine, who invaded Roman Moesia. Cniva was described as a Gothic king while Ostrogotha was described as an archon or leader of Scythians.
Great video!
Thank you for this post.
When are you going to upload more Hannibal videos?
I mean, i wouldn't fight as well too if i spotted a gigantic cockroach passing by my camp before battle…
Cniva, as I recall, was killed in 268 AD at the battle of Naissus
Venice on the map? What the hell? Venice didn't exist at the time, there was the sea or a swamp at best in its place in this age.