battle, notable, ancient

Battle of Faesulae

Name: Battle of Faesulae
Location: Faesulae, Italy

Battle of Faesulae was a battle fought in AD 406 at Faesulae, in what is now Italy. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Faesulae. It was part of the War of Radagaisus, which ran from AD 405 to AD 406. The recorded result: Roman victory. Recorded strength: 15,000–20,000 against 20,000.

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FoughtAD 406

WhereFaesulae, Italy43.808N, 11.293E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeRoman victory

BelligerentsWestern Roman Empire; Huns; GothsagainstGoths; Vandals

Casualties and lossesUnknown (negligible)and12,000+ captured

Part ofWar of RadagaisusAD 405 to AD 406

Record

Date	AD 406 (year precision)
Place	Faesulae, Italy 43.808N, 11.293E
Kind	Battle, ancient
Strength	15,000–20,000	20,000
Casualties and losses	Unknown (negligible)	12,000+ captured
Commanders	Stilicho Uldin Sarus the Goth	Radagaisus

Placed at Faesulae; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Florence 1529, 5.2 km SW
Siege of Florence AD 405, 5.2 km SW
Valibona 1944, 17 km NW
Battle of Mucellium AD 542, 17 km NE
Battle of Gavinana 1530, 33 km NW

In the same war

Before: Siege of Florence AD 405

Battle of Faesulae 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 Q444590, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Faesulae (406), revision 1370110173, 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.