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Battle of Faenza

Battle of Faenza was a battle fought in AD 490 at Faenza, in what is now Italy. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Faenza. It was part of the Ostrogothic conquest of Italy, which ran from AD 488 to AD 493. The recorded result: Odoacer's victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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FoughtAD 490
WhereFaenza, Italy44.286N, 11.883E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeOdoacer's victory
BelligerentsKingdom of OdoaceragainstOstrogoths
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofOstrogothic conquest of ItalyAD 488 to AD 493

Where it sits in the Ostrogothic conquest of Italy

Siege of Pavia, AD 489Battle of the Ulca, AD 489Battle of Isonzo, AD 489Battle of Verona, AD 489Siege of Ravenna, AD 490Battle of Faenza, AD 490Battle of the Adda River, AD 490AD 489AD 490Battle of Faenza, AD 490
7 placed engagements of the Ostrogothic conquest of Italy in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 490 (year precision)
PlaceFaenza, Italy
44.286N, 11.883E
KindBattle, ancient
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Odoacer
  • Theodoric the Great
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Placed at Faenza; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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In the same war

Battle of Faenza is one of 92 engagements of the 5th century in the atlas and one of 1,038 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q56292726, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Faenza (490), revision 1370440424, 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.