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Battle of Pavia

Battle of Pavia was a battle fought in AD 271 at Pavie, in what is now France. It was part of Campaigns of Aurelian. The recorded result: Roman victory; End of the Juthungian invasions of Italy.

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Battle of Pavia
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FoughtAD 271
WherePavie, France45.183N, 9.150E
OutcomeRoman victory; End of the Juthungian invasions of Italy
BelligerentsRoman EmpireagainstJuthungi
Part ofCampaigns of Aurelian

Where it sits in Campaigns of Aurelian

Battle of Lake Benacus, AD 268Battle of Naissus, AD 268Battle of Fano, AD 271Battle of Pavia, AD 271Battle of Placentia, AD 271Palmyrene War, AD 272Battle of Châlons, AD 274AD 268AD 274Battle of Pavia, AD 271
7 placed engagements of Campaigns of Aurelian in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 271 (year precision)
PlacePavie, France
45.183N, 9.150E
KindBattle, ancient
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 8 times between AD 271 and 1525.

In the same war

Battle of Pavia is one of 97 engagements of the 3rd century in the atlas and one of 1,495 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1289831, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Pavia (271), revision 1370452944, 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.