Gainas
Sign in to saveGainas (?-400 AD, Greek: Γαϊνάς) was a Gothic leader who served the Eastern Roman Empire as magister militum during the reigns of Theodosius I and Arcadius. He played an important role in the events in the eastern part of the empire by the end of the 4th century.
Key facts
- Military person.name
- Gainas
- Military person.death_date
- 400 AD
- Military person.allegiance
- Eastern Roman Empire
- Military person.rank
- Magister militum per Orientem
- Military person.serviceyears
- 380-400
- Military person.serviceyears_label
- Service
- Military person.battles
- Revolt of Alaric IGothic Revolt of Tribigild
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Occupation
- magister militum
- Conflict
- Battle of the Frigidus
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- date of birth
- 0400-01-01
- date of death
- 0400-00-00
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- time period
- Roman Empire
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Career
- See also
- Notes
- References
Gainas (?-400 AD, Greek: Γαϊνάς) was a Gothic leader who served the Eastern Roman Empire as magister militum during the reigns of Theodosius I and Arcadius. He played an important role in the events in the eastern part of the empire by the end of the 4th century.
==Career==
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