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Battle of Bassianae

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Battle of Bassianae
Date468
Location
Result

Ostrogothic victory

Belligerents
Ostrogoths Huns
Commanders and leaders
Valamir Dengizich

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

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