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Battle of Placentia

Battle of Placentia was a battle fought in AD 271 at Piacenza, in what is now Italy. It was part of Campaigns of Aurelian. The recorded result: Juthungian victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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FoughtAD 271
WherePiacenza, Italy45.050N, 9.700E
OutcomeJuthungian victory
BelligerentsRoman EmpireagainstJuthungi
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
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 Placentia, 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)
PlacePiacenza, Italy
45.050N, 9.700E
KindBattle, ancient
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
Battle of PlacentiaBattle of PlacentiaSiege of PiacenzaBattle of PiacenzaBattle of PlacentiaBattle of TrebbiaBattle of FombioSiege of PiacenzaBattle of TrebbiaBattle of FombioMilanTurinGenoaBolognaVeronaBergamoFerraraTrento100 km45.050N, 9.700E
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 4 times between 194 BC and 1746.

In the same war

Battle of Placentia is one of 97 engagements of the 3rd century in the atlas and one of 1,038 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1289843, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Placentia (271), revision 1370586195, 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.