Cniva (fl. mid-3rd century AD) was a Gothic king who invaded the Roman Empire. He successfully captured the city of Philippopolis (Plovdiv in Bulgaria)...

under Cniva, invaded the Danubian provinces, he was sent with a vanguard, followed by the main body of Roman troops, led by Decius. They ambushed Cniva at...

lose the battle against the Goths. Cniva lays siege to Philippopolis (modern Plovdiv). After a long resistance, Cniva conquers the city and slays its one...

and a federation of Gothic and Scythian tribesmen under the Gothic king Cniva. The Roman army was soundly defeated, and Roman emperors Decius and Herennius...

are detailed below. During the Crisis of the Third Century, Goths under Cniva fought against the Roman Empire between 248 and 253. The War was probably...

invasions continued, the Carpiani attacked Dacia, while the Gothic King Cniva commanding various groups of Goths and other allied peoples, defeated the...

attacks by the Goths led by king Cniva. Gallus secured the throne after the death of Emperor Decius at the hands of Cniva in the Battle of Abrittus (251)...

important role – appear in the historical record. The Goths under King Cniva were surprised by the emperor while besieging Nicopolis on the Danube; the...

Etruscus, and the Gothic army of King Cniva, in 250. The Romans were victorious. In 250, the Goths, led by their king Cniva, attacked the Roman province of...

mentioned by the 6th-century historian Jordanes. He was a contemporary of King Cniva. Jordanes' account differs with those of Zosimus and Joannes Zonaras, who...

Gothic raids on the Roman Empire continued, In 250–51, the Gothic king Cniva captured the city of Philippopolis and inflicted a devastating defeat upon...

person by most historians. Some historians want to identify Cannabaudes with Cniva, the Gothic leader who defeated and killed emperor Decius at the Battle...

Germanic tribes of the Goths. In the Gothic War (248–253), the Gothic king Cniva captured the city of Philippopolis and then inflicted a devastating defeat...

potent threat to the northern frontier of Rome". In 250 CE a Gothic king Cniva led Goths with Bastarnae, Carpi, Vandals, and Taifali into the empire, laying...

Filimer son of Gadaric ("about the fifth since Berig"). A Gothic leader named Cniva is recorded for the Battle of Abritus of 250. Attila the Hun styled himself...

Gallienus X Claudius II # Aurelian X Diocletian Postumus X Marius X Victorinus X Tetricus I  Odaenathus X Vaballathus  Zenobia  Antiochus  Shapur I Cniva †...

year by Cniva's Goths. This was a horde of hitherto unseen size, coordinated moreover with the Carpi who attacked the province of Dacia. Cniva, repelled...

withdrawing back to Roman territory. 250 – Battle of Philippopolis – King Cniva of the Goths defeats a Roman army. 251, Summer – Battle of Abrittus – Goths...

at the Battle of Beroe. Siege and sack of Philippopolis by Goths led by Cniva. 251, Three Roman legions defeated by Goths at the Battle of Abritus, Emperor...

part of the long-running series of Gothic Wars. The Goths were led by King Cniva who had crossed the Danube in 249 or 250 with two armies. His army attacked...

defeats the Goths again, killing one of their leaders, Cannabas, who may be Cniva, the Goth who had won the battle of Abritus, at which Emperor Decius was...

Plague of Cyprian (250–270) Decian persecution (250–251) Gothic invasion of Cniva (250–251) Carpi invasion of Dacia (250) Nicopolis ad Istrum (250) Beroe (250)...

the Third Century, after the Siege of Philippopolis by the Goths led by Cniva. After this the settlement contracted, though it remained a major city,...

Commanders and leaders Gallienus or Claudius II Aurelian (cavalry commander) Cniva and/or Cannabaudes Strength Unknown Unknown Casualties and losses Light...

believable material concerning the more recent centuries is the name of King Cniva, which David S. Potter thinks is genuine because, since it doesn't appear...

invasions. In the Gothic War (248-253) a coalition of Goths under King Cniva devastated Dobruja. Barbarian attacks followed in 258, 263 and 267. In 269...

Plague of Cyprian (250–270) Decian persecution (250–251) Gothic invasion of Cniva (250–251) Carpi invasion of Dacia (250) Nicopolis ad Istrum (250) Beroe (250)...

Plague of Cyprian (250–270) Decian persecution (250–251) Gothic invasion of Cniva (250–251) Carpi invasion of Dacia (250) Nicopolis ad Istrum (250) Beroe (250)...

Plague of Cyprian (250–270) Decian persecution (250–251) Gothic invasion of Cniva (250–251) Carpi invasion of Dacia (250) Nicopolis ad Istrum (250) Beroe (250)...

are uncertain. It may derive from Kinninvie in Durham, England, or from Cniva, a 3rd-century Gothic chieftain who began the invasion of the Roman Empire...