Nicetas the Goth was a 4th-century military soldier of Gothic origin who lived near the Danube region. Following his baptism by the bishop Theophilus, he became an active proponent of the Christian faith among his people. During the civil conflicts between pagan and Christian Gothic factions, he remained committed to his religious convictions. His life ended in martyrdom in 372 when he faced execution during a period of renewed pagan persecution led by the judge Athanaric.