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Events 260s – The Gallic Empire

The Gallic Empire Roman Empire Battle of Edessa: With a large army, said to number 70,000 men, Valerian attempts to drive the Persians back from Edessa. The Roman army is surrounded and most of its troops are killed or captured. Valerian is taken prisoner for the remainder of his life. Postumus, Roman usurper, forms the Gallic Empire and protects the Rhine against an invasion of Germanic tribes. Postumus wins over all the Roman provinces west of the Alps, including Gaul, Britain and Hispania. The Roman fort of Wiesbaden (Germany) is captured by the Alamanni. The Franks take control over the Scheldt estuary (approximate date). First Gothic invasion: The Goths, originally from Scandinavia, with the Sarmatians (from modern Iran), invade the Balkans and Greece.  The Alamanni invade Italy north of the Po River. The Visigoths first […]

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