Adrianople
Britishnoun
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The Visigoths had come into increasing contact with the Romans after crossing the Danube River in the fourth century, ultimately defeating Rome at the Battle of Adrianople in 378.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
The color came to Europe through Ottoman Turkey, which is how it became known as Turkey Red or Adrianople Red.
From Slate • Aug. 12, 2019
The Powers should have fixed a straight line, because, a little later, the Turks successfully upheld their claim to territory within a curved line that took in Adrianople.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Halim told me that it is said there among them that the Sultan himself is to be at Adrianople."
From Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
The Eastern emperor, Valens, hastened to the scene of insurrection, but only to lose the great battle of Adrianople, August 9, 378, and to meet his own death.
From A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance by Ogg, Frederic Austin
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