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Siege of Ravenna

Siege of Ravenna was a siege conducted in AD 490 at Ravenna, in what is now Italy; it lasted about 3 years. It was part of the Ostrogothic conquest of Italy, which ran from AD 488 to AD 493. The recorded result: Ostrogothic victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Siege of Ravenna
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FoughtAD 490lasted about 3 years
WhereRavenna, Italy44.418N, 12.199E
OutcomeOstrogothic victory
BelligerentsOstrogoths; RugiiagainstHeruls; Scirians
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 490Siege of Ravenna, 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)
to 5 March AD 493
PlaceRavenna, Italy
44.418N, 12.199E
KindSiege, ancient
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Theodoric the Great
  • Odoacer
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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 7 times between AD 432 and 1512.

In the same war

Siege of Ravenna 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 Q354560, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Ravenna (490–493), revision 1382315557, 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.