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In page Battle of Adrianople:

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Ammianus Marcellinus makes references to the following forces under Valens:

  • Legions of Lanciarii, and Mattiarii. The Notitia Dignitatum lists both as legiones palatinae. Some claim that the Mattiarii may have been allied forces.[citation needed] However, mattiarii may refer to mace-armed infantry (mattea being Latin for mace).[citation needed] Valens is referred to as seeking protection with the Lanciarii and Mattiarii as the other Roman forces collapsed (apparently a sign of how desperate the battle had become). Eventually they were unable to hold off the Goths.
  • A battalion of Batavians; they were apparently held in reserve and fled, given a reference to a comes named Victor attempting to bring them up into battle but unable to find them.