Battle of Bassianae

Battle of Bassianae
Part of Germanic-Hunnic Wars
Date468
Location
Bassianae, modern Serbia
Result Germanic victory
Fall of the Hunnic Empire
Belligerents
Ostrogoths Huns
Commanders and leaders
Valamir Dengizich
Strength
100.000 20.000
Casualties and losses
25.000 - 35.000 12.000 - 20.000
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The Battle of Bassianae took place between the Ostrogoths and the Huns in 468. Recovering from the defeat at Nedao in 454, the Hunnic leader Dengizich launched an invasion across the Danube with a large Hun force, but was defeated by the Ostrogothic king Valamir. Jordanes writes that in turn the Huns "for ever after" left the Goths in peace.[1]

References

  1. ^ History of the Goths. University of California Press. 13 February 1990. ISBN 9780520069831. Retrieved 5 April 2012.

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