The emperor Valens's widow prepared the defence, and also reinforced the city with Arab warriors, who performed excellently in combat.
[1][2][3] It is said that the Goths were impressed when one of the Arab warriors stormed out of the city naked, slaughtered enemies, and drank blood from the neck of a decapitated Goth.
[2][3] Other sources maintain that the Goths actually abandoned the attack because they were greatly outnumbered.
[4][5] In the end, Goths did not enter the city and retreated to Thrace and Moesia.
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