September 4th, 2015 by Siggurdsson
Roman Empire, c. AD 395, at death of Theodosius
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Image courtesy of https://sites.google.com/a/umich.edu/imladjov/maps
(Unless otherwise indicated, all illustrations are courtesy of Wikipedia)
Today's history spotlight falls on a little-known, but no less important, battle which occurred in the late fourth century AD. Besides the on-the-field fighting between armies from the Eastern and Western Roman empires, there was also a subtext of Christian vs. pagan religions, which figured prominently in the conflict's climax.
