Gainas was a Gothic leader who served the Eastern Roman Empire as magister militum during the reigns of Theodosius I and Arcadius.
Reconstruction of the column of Arcadius. The frieze reliefs show the defeat of Gainas
The Goths were Germanic people who played a major role in the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the emergence of medieval Europe.
Depiction of a Gothic warrior battling Roman cavalry, from the 3rd century Ludovisi Battle sarcophagus
A stone circle in the area of northern Poland occupied by the Wielbark culture, which is associated with the Goths
Gothic invasions in the 3rd century
The 3rd-century Ludovisi Battle sarcophagus depicts a battle between Goths and Romans.