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Battle of Verona

Battle of Verona was a battle fought in AD 249 in what is now Italy. The recorded result: Decius victory, death of emperor Philip, Decius becomes Roman Emperor. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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FoughtAD 249
WhereItaly45.426N, 10.993E
OutcomeDecius victory, death of emperor Philip, Decius becomes Roman Emperor
BelligerentsDecius's armyagainstPhilip's army
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown

Record

DateAD 249 (year precision)
PlaceItaly
45.426N, 10.993E
KindBattle, ancient
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Decius
  • Herennius Etruscus
  • Philip the Arab
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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.

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Contested ground: this site was fought over 7 times between AD 249 and 1848.

Battle of Verona 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 Q2707586, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Verona (249), revision 1370592395, 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.