Answer:
The right answer is c.
Explanation:
The victory of the Visigoths led by Fritigern at Adrianapole (Edirne, Turkey, today) supposed a superior performance of "barbarian" horsemen over Roman infantry. At the battlefield on August 9, 378 AD, the Visigoths and their Ostrogothic reinforcements were camping on a hill with their wagons aligned as an improvised fence. The Roman army was commanded by Byzantine Emperor Valens. Complacent Roman field commanders ordered the attack without waiting for a central command; the enemy managed to repel them, making them retreat in disarray. At that moment, the Ostrogothic cavalry rode a brutal charge. Roman historian Ammianus described the charge like this, "They descended from the mountains like a thunderbolt." The Romans were totally crushed , casualties neared the 40,000 men killed, emperor Valens among them.
