The battle of Thyatira was fought in 366 at Thyatira, Phrygia (modern Turkey), between the army of the Roman emperor Valens and the army of the usurper Procopius, led by his general Gomoarius. Events January 2, Alamanni cross frozen Rhine in large numbers, invading Roman Empire October 1 - Pope Damasus I becomes Bishop of Rome. ... According to Eastons Bible Dictionary, Thyatira (now Tepe Mezarligi) was a city of Asia Minor, on the borders of Lydia and Mysia. ... In antiquity, Phrygia was a kingdom in the west central part of the Anatolian highlands, part of modern Turkey, from ca. ... Solidus minted by Valens in ca. ... Procopius (c. ...

The defeat of Gomoarius decreased the hops of procopius, so that, when Valens reached Procopius and his troops at Nacoleia, the troops of the usurper deserted their commander, and Procopius was imprisoned and killed by Valens.