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Siege of Rome

Siege of Rome was a siege conducted in February AD 472 at Rome, in what is now Italy. It was part of fall of the western Roman Empire. The recorded result: Victory to Ricimer. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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FoughtFebruary AD 472
WhereRome, Italy41.893N, 12.483E
OutcomeVictory to Ricimer
BelligerentsSupporters of Ricimer; BurgundiansagainstWestern Roman Empire
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part offall of the western Roman Empire

Where it sits in fall of the western Roman Empire

Siege of Bazas, AD 414Vandal invasions of the Balearic Islands, AD 426Battle of Mérida, AD 428Siege of Paris, AD 451Siege of Metz, AD 451Battle of the Maureaco Fields, AD 451Siege of Milan, AD 452Sack of Aquileia, AD 452Battle of Sinuessa, AD 458Siege of Rome, AD 472Battle of Ravenna, AD 475AD 414AD 475Siege of Rome, AD 472
11 placed engagements of fall of the western Roman Empire in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateFebruary AD 472 (month precision)
to June AD 472
PlaceRome, Italy
41.893N, 12.483E
KindSiege, ancient
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Ricimer
  • Odoacer
  • Anthemius
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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 21 times between 476 BC and 1944.

In the same war

Siege of Rome 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 Q60794019, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Rome (472), revision 1370744824, 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.