Vipava Valley
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The Vipava Valley is a valley in the Slovenian Littoral, roughly between the village of Podnanos to the east and the border with Italy to the west. The main towns are Ajdovščina and Vipava.
The Vipava Valley at Podnanos
1. The Lower Vipava Valley with the Gorizia Plain
2. The Central Vipava Valley near Ajdovščina
3. The Upper Vipava Valley seen from the Nanos Plateau
Battle of the Frigidus
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The Battle of the Frigidus, also called the Battle of the Frigid River, was fought on 5 and 6 September 394 between the armies of the Roman emperor Theodosius the Great and the rebel augustus Eugenius
Vipava Valley
…Iuliarum, a defensive system of walls and towers stretching from the Gail Valley (now Carinthia, Austria) to the Učka mountain range (now Croatia). The Battle of Frigidus, in which the Eastern Emperor Theodosius I overthrew his Western rival Eugenius, took place in this region in 394. In medieval times, the upper eastern…
Battle of the Frigidus by Johann Weikhard von Valvasor (1689)
Theodosius I.
Solidus of Eugenius, showing both him and Theodosius enthroned on the reverse, each crowned by Victory and together holding an orb. Marked: victoria augg ("the Victory of the Augusti").