Region: Southern Europe · Coordinates: 40.628, 22.953 · 7 events
| Year | Source | Account |
|---|---|---|
| 169 BC | Livy, History of Rome (Ab Urbe Condita) | With the fleet he went from Heracleum to Thessalonica, landing at many points along the coast and plundering widely |
| AD 254 | Zosimus, New History | The Scythians and Marcomanni press Thessalonica to the brink, and the siege is lifted by the defense of those inside; all Greece is alarmed, and the walls of Athens and the Isthmus wall are rebuilt. |
| AD 268 | Zosimus, New History | After refitting their ships at Mount Athos, the Scythians nearly take Cassandreia and Thessalonica with siege engines, but retreat inland at news that the emperor is coming with an army. |
| AD 323 | Zosimus, New History | Constantine builds a harbor at Thessalonica, which had none, and prepares for war with Licinius with 200 warships, 2,000 transports, 120,000 infantry and more. |
| AD 325 | Zosimus, New History | Constantine says he will send Licinius to Thessalonica to live in safety, but breaks his oath and later executes him. |
| AD 1078 | Anna Komnene, The Alexiad | After capturing Basilakios, Alexios stayed briefly in Thessalonica to set things in order, then returned in triumph to Constantinople. |
| AD 1105 | Anna Komnene, The Alexiad | The emperor reached Thessalonica in September of the fourteenth indiction. |