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- The Scythians , sailing through Pontus Euxinus penetrated the Danube and brought great devastation to Roman soil. Gallienus, having known these facts, gave the Byzantines Cleodamus and Athenaeus the task of rebuilding and walling the cities, and when fighting near Pontus the barbarians were defeated by the Byzantine generals. The Goths were also beaten in a naval battle by the general Venerian, and he himself died during the fight. (en)
- The Goths, as soon as they noticed that the soldiers inside the walls were lazy and drunken and did not even go up along the walkways of the walls, pulled over a few logs to the wall, where it was possible, and in the middle of the night, went up in small groups and conquered the city. [...] The barbarians seized great wealth and a large number of prisoners [...] and after destroying the temples, buildings and all that was beautiful and magnificent, they returned home with many ships. (en)
- And so the various tribes of Scythia, such as Peucini, Greuthungi, Ostrogoths, Thervingi, Visigoths, Gepids, Celts and Heruli, lured by the hope of loot, came to Roman soil and wrought great devastation here, while Claudius was engaged in other actions . Three hundred and twenty thousand armed men were fielded from the different populations... as well as having two thousand ships , i.e. twice the number used by the Greeks... when they undertook the conquest of the cities of Asia (en)
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