Siege of Thessalonica (254)

Siege of Thessalonica (254)
	Part of the Crisis of the Third Century; Gothic War (248-253); and Roman–Germanic Wars
Date	254 AD
Location	Thessalonica, Macedonia, Roman Empire (present-day Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece)40°37′59.999″N 22°57′0.000″E / 40.63333306°N 22.95000000°E
Result	Roman victory
Belligerents
Roman Empire	Goths
Commanders and leaders
Unknown	Unknown
Strength
Garrison; Militia	Unknown
	class=notpageimage\| Location within the Thessaloniki urban area Siege of Thessalonica (254) (Greece)

The siege of Thessalonica in 254^[1]^[2] was a successful defense of the city of Thessalonica by local Roman militia during an invasion of the Balkans by the Goths.^[3]

^ Wolfram 1990, p. 48.
^ Goltz & Hartmann 2008, pp. 233–234.
^ Mallan & Davenport 2015, p. 221.

[FOOTNOTEWolfram199048-1] Wolfram 1990, p. 48.

[FOOTNOTEGoltzHartmann2008233–234-2] Goltz & Hartmann 2008, pp. 233–234.

[FOOTNOTEMallanDavenport2015221-3] Mallan & Davenport 2015, p. 221.

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