Roman emperor Valens with Visigothic chieftain Fritigern 373 AC on danube river - stock illustration

Gothic War: Emperor Valens permits the Visigothic chieftain Fritigern and his people to cross the Danube from Thrace ( later Romania ), and settle on Roman soil in Lower Moesia, on the condition that they provide soldiers to the legions. The Visigoths embark by troops on boats and rafts, and canoes made from hollowed tree trunks. The river is swollen by frequent rains; a large number try to swim and are drowned in their struggle against the force of the stream. Flavius Valens ( 328 - 9 August 378 ) was Roman emperor from 364 to 378. Original edition from my own archives Source : Weltgeschichte 1899