Editing Goths (section)

===The Gothic War of 376–382===
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[[File:East-Hem 400ad (cropped).jpg|right|upright=1.35|thumb|Europe in AD 400, showing the distribution of the Goths in the aftermath of the [[Huns|Hunnic]] invasion]]
Mistreated by corrupt local Roman officials, the Gothic refugees were soon experiencing a famine; some are recorded as having been forced to sell their children to Roman slave traders in return for rotten dog meat.{{sfn|Kulikowski|2006|p=130}} Enraged by this treachery, Fritigern unleashed a widescale rebellion in Thrace, in which he was joined not only by Gothic refugees and slaves, but also by disgruntled Roman workers and peasants, and Gothic deserters from the Roman Army. The ensuing conflict, known as the [[Gothic War (376–382)|Gothic War]], lasted for several years.{{sfn|Wolfram|1990|pp=117–31}} Meanwhile, a group of Greuthungi, led by the chieftains [[Alatheus and Saphrax]], who were co-regents with Vithericus, son and heir of the Greuthungi king [[Vithimiris]], crossed the Danube without Roman permission.{{sfn|Wolfram|1990|pp=117–31}} The Gothic War culminated in the [[Battle of Adrianople]] in 378, in which the Romans were badly defeated and Valens was killed.{{sfn|Howatson|2011}}{{sfn|Bennett|2004|p=367}}

Following the decisive Gothic victory at Adrianople, Julius, the [[magister militum]] of the [[Eastern Roman Empire]], organized a wholesale massacre of Goths in [[Asia Minor]], [[Syria (Roman province)|Syria]] and other parts of the Roman East. Fearing rebellion, Julian lured the Goths into the confines of urban streets from which they could not escape and massacred soldiers and civilians alike. As word spread, the Goths rioted throughout the region, and large numbers were killed. Survivors may have settled in [[Phrygia]].{{sfn|Kulikowski|2006|pp=145–47}}

With the rise of [[Theodosius I]] in 379, the Romans launched a renewed offensive to subdue Fritigern and his followers.{{sfn|Wolfram|1990|pp=130–39}}{{sfn|Kulikowski|2006|pp=150–52}} Around the same time, Athanaric arrived in Constantinople, having fled Caucaland through the scheming of Fritigern.{{sfn|Wolfram|1990|pp=130–39}} Athanaric received a warm reception by Theodosius, praised the Roman Emperor in return, and was honoured with a magnificent funeral by the emperor following his death shortly after his arrival.{{sfn|Kulikowski|2006|pp=152–53}} In 382, Theodosius decided to enter peace negotiations with the Thervingi, which were concluded on 3 October 382.{{sfn|Kulikowski|2006|pp=152–53}} The Thervingi were subsequently made [[foederati]] of the Romans in Thrace and obliged to provide troops to the Roman army.{{sfn|Kulikowski|2006|pp=152–53}}