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Battle of Nish
269
269
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type of battle

war or event

3rd Gothic War

at a glance

coordinates unknown

location

modern country

After defeating the Alemanni at Lake Benacus, new Emperor Claudius II returned east to deal with the Goths, who had been checked at the Nestus. A decisive action at Nish, in modern Serbia, saw Claudius inflict a terrible defeat on the Goths, with a claimed 50,000 killed. Victory earned Claudius the honorific <i>"Gothicus"</i> and secured lasting stability in the Balkans, but he died soon afterwards of plague.


   
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