adrianople n a city in northwestern Turkey; a Thracian town that was rebuilt and renamed by the Roman Emperor Hadrian Synonym(s) Edirne Adrianople Adrianopolis
News & Articles adrianople This week in history: The Goths triumphed over the Romans at Adrianople On Aug. 9, 378 A.D., the armies of Rome and the Goths collided before the Roman city of Adrianople. The Gothic War began... Aug. 8, 2013 - Deseret News