siege, ancient

Siege of Florence

Name: Siege of Florence
Location: Florentia, Italy

Siege of Florence was a siege conducted in AD 405 at Florentia, in what is now Italy. It was part of the War of Radagaisus, which ran from AD 405 to AD 406. The recorded result: Western Roman victory; Florence is nearly destroyed. Recorded strength: 20,000 against 15,000–20,000.

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FoughtAD 405

WhereFlorentia, Italy43.771N, 11.254E

OutcomeWestern Roman victory; Florence is nearly destroyed

BelligerentsGothsagainstWestern Roman Empire; Hunnic Empire

Casualties and losses12,000+andUnknown

Part ofWar of RadagaisusAD 405 to AD 406

Record

Date	AD 405 (year precision)
Place	Florentia, Italy 43.771N, 11.254E
Kind	Siege, ancient
Strength	20,000	15,000–20,000
Casualties and losses	12,000+	Unknown
Commanders	Radagaisus	Stilicho Uldin Sarus (Goth)

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Florence 1529, same recorded site
Valibona 1944, 19 km N
Battle of Mucellium AD 542, 22 km NE
Battle of Gavinana 1530, 33 km NW
Battle of Poggio Imperiale 1479, 36 km S

In the same war

After: Battle of Faesulae AD 406

Siege of Florence 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 Q7510002, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Florence (405), revision 1370741150, 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.