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.
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- 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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- date of birth
- 0400-01-01
- date of death
- 0400-00-00
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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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magister militum
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Byzantine Empire
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Anatolia
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Constantinople
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Dardanelles
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John Chrysostom
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Edward Gibbon
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Huns
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Goths
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Theodosius I
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Arianism
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Ostrogoths
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Alaric I
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Arcadius
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Photios I of Constantinople
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Stilicho
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ethnogenesis
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Zosimus
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Socrates of Constantinople
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400 deaths4th-century births4th-century Byzantine military personnel4th-century Christians4th-century Gothic people4th-century rebels5th-century Byzantine military personnel5th-century ChristiansArian ChristiansByzantine people of Gothic descentComites rei militarisGothic warriorsMagistri militumRoman consuls designateYear of birth unknown