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Siege of Arles

Siege of Arles was a siege conducted in AD 425 at Arles, in what is now France. It was part of the Gothic revolt of Theodoric I, which ran from AD 425 to AD 426. The recorded result: Roman-Hunnic victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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FoughtAD 425
WhereArles, France43.677N, 4.629E
OutcomeRoman-Hunnic victory
BelligerentsVisigothsagainstWestern Roman Empire; Huns
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofGothic revolt of Theodoric IAD 425 to AD 426

Record

DateAD 425 (year precision)
PlaceArles, France
43.677N, 4.629E
KindSiege, ancient
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 13 times between AD 411 and 1368.

Siege of Arles is one of 92 engagements of the 5th century in the atlas and one of 1,495 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q20102801, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Arles (425), revision 1370738956, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.