Among these, the Goths were the largest group crossing the Roman borders and devastating the Balkan peninsula.
The Tervings under their leader Cannabaudes took advantage of this situation and devastated the provinces of the lower Danube and sacked some cities.
[1] At his triumph after his victory over the Palmyrene Empire, he paraded Gothic women, dressed as Amazons, and a chariot, pulled by four stags, that was said to have belonged to Cannabaudes.
Despite his victory over Cannabaudes, Aurelian abandoned the province of Dacia, which was populated by barbaric tribes such as the Goths.
Through his military achievements, Aurelian averted a further Gothic intrusions into Roman lands for a century.