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Battle of Veii

Battle of Veii was a siege conducted in 406 BC at Veii, in what is now Italy; it lasted about 10 years. It was part of the Roman-Etruscan Wars. The recorded result: Roman victory.

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Capture of Veii, c. 396 BC, created in 1785 (S. D. Mirys, Figures de l'histoire de la république romaine...)
Capture of Veii, c. 396 BC, created in 1785 (S. D. Mirys, Figures de l'histoire de la république romaine...). Silvestre David Mirys, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought406 BClasted about 10 years
WhereVeii, Italy42.024N, 12.401E
OutcomeRoman victory
BelligerentsRoman RepublicagainstVeii (Etruscan city)
Part ofRoman-Etruscan Wars

Where it sits in the Roman-Etruscan Wars

Battle of Fidenae, 701 BCSiege of Rome, 508 BCBattle of Veii, 480 BCBattle of Veii, 475 BCBattle of Fidenae, 437 BCCapture of Fidenae, 435 BCBattle of Fidenae, 426 BCBattle of Veii, 406 BCBattle of Lake Vadimo, 283 BC701 BC283 BCBattle of Veii, 406 BC
9 placed engagements of the Roman-Etruscan Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date406 BC (year precision)
to 396 BC
PlaceVeii, Italy
42.024N, 12.401E
KindSiege, ancient
Commanders
  • Marcus Furius Camillus
Battle of VeiiBattle of VeiiBattle of VeiiBattle of VeiiBattle of the CremeraBattle of the AlliaCapture of FidenaeCapture of FidenaeNaplesPescaraPerugiaL'AquilaCivitavecchia100 km42.024N, 12.401E
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 480 BC and 406 BC.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 406 BC

Battle of Veii is one of 102 engagements of the 5th century BC in the atlas and one of 1,038 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q540205, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Veii, revision 1378105416, 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.