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Siege of Urbinus

Siege of Urbinus was a siege conducted in AD 538 at Urbino, in what is now Italy. It was part of the Gothic War of 535–554, which ran from AD 535 to AD 554. The recorded result: Byzantine victory.

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FoughtAD 538
WhereUrbino, Italy43.717N, 12.633E
OutcomeByzantine victory
BelligerentsByzantine EmpireagainstOstrogothic kingdom
Part ofGothic War of 535–554AD 535 to AD 554

Where it sits in the Gothic War of 535–554

Battle of Scardon, AD 535Siege of Panormus, AD 535Siege of Naples, AD 536Siege of Rome, AD 537Siege of Urbinus, AD 538Battle of Pavia, AD 538Siege of Ariminum, AD 538Siege of Milan, AD 538Siege of Ravenna, AD 539Siege of Auximus, AD 539Siege of Verona, AD 541Battle of Treviso, AD 541Battle of Faventia, AD 542Battle of Mucellium, AD 542Siege of Naples, AD 542Sack of Rome, AD 546Siege of Rossano, AD 548Siege of Rome, AD 549Battle of Sena Gallica, AD 551Battle of Taginae, AD 552Siege of Cumae, AD 552Battle of Mons Lactarius, AD 552Siege of Urviventus, AD 553Battle of the Volturnus, AD 554AD 535AD 554Siege of Urbinus, AD 538
25 placed engagements of the Gothic War of 535–554 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 538 (year precision)
to November AD 538
PlaceUrbino, Italy
43.717N, 12.633E
KindSiege, medieval
Commanders
Siege of UrbinusSiege of UrbinusBombing of San MarinoBattle of CanturinoBattle of NidastoreBattle of PesaroBattle of the MetaurusBombing of San MarinoBattle of CanturinoBattle of PesaroFlorenceBolognaPisaPerugiaRavennaFerraraAnconaPula100 km43.717N, 12.633E
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Siege of Urbinus is one of 128 engagements of the 6th century in the atlas and one of 1,038 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q85801103, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Urbinus, revision 1374465557, 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.