Atlas of Battles

century, 92 engagements

Battles of the 5th century

92 engagements of the 5th century are placed in the atlas: 60 battles, 27 sieges, 3 naval actions and 2 campaigns across 20 present-day countries, most in France (26), Italy (26), United Kingdom (9). The century's largest wars by placed engagements: fall of the western Roman Empire (11), Germanic Wars (10), Ostrogothic conquest of Italy (7), Anglo-Saxon settlement of England (6).

Battle of PollentiaBattle of FaesulaeBattle of IsonzoBattle of VeronaBattle of ÓrbigoBattle of Cape BonBattle of BoliaBattle of CartagenaBattle of NarbonneBattle of RavennaBattle of OrleansCapture of CarthageSiege of RavennaBattle of VeronaBattle of RavennaSiege of FlorenceBattle of PaviaBattle of AylesfordBattle of the Nervasos MountainsSiege of Hippo RegiusMigration Period in the Iberian PeninsulaBattle of DéolsBattle of the Adda RiverBattle of CotyaeumSack of AquileiaBattle of Vicus HelenaBattle of FinnsburgSiege of ArlesBattle of ArelateBattle of MercredesburneSiege of AstiBattle of CalamaBattle of DijonBattle of WippedesfleotBattle of BassianaeSiege of MilanBattle of GariglianoSiege of MassiliaSiege of ArlesSiege of TolosaBattle of TribuitBattle of GuolophBattle of BergamoBattle of ArlesBattle of MéridaBattle of ToulouseSiege of RomeSiege of PaviaBattle of ErezSiege of ParisBattle of VienneSarus campaign against Constantine IIIBattle of the UlcaSiege of ArlesBattle of AngersBattle of CrayfordBattle of PisaBattle of FaenzaBattle of CorsicaBattle of RavennaBattle of the Via FlaminiaVandal invasions of the Balearic IslandsSiege of PhilippiSiege of AsemusBattle of KhaghkhaghAlleluia Victory of GermanusBattle of AgrigentumSiege of PolatskBattle of AkoriSiege of AugustonemetumBattle of VerulamiumSiege of BazasSiege of MediolanumBattle of ArlesBattle of OstiaBattle of SinuessaSiege of MetzSiege of WormsSiege of ToulouseSiege of AvignonSiege of RavennaBattle of TarracoBattle of the Maureaco FieldsBattle of AvarayrBattle of NedaoBattle of BadonBattle of TolbiacBattle of SoissonsCrossing of the RhineBattle of the UtusBattle of the Maureaco FieldsBattle of AvarayrBattle of NedaoBattle of BadonBattle of TolbiacBattle of SoissonsCrossing of the RhineBattle of the UtusMadridBaghdadBerlinAthensCasablancaKyivGenevaAmsterdamBarcelonaAnkara1000 km44.817N, 20.056E
92 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by decade

AD 400s: 14 engagementsAD 410s: 6 engagementsAD 420s: 5 engagementsAD 430s: 10 engagementsAD 440s: 3 engagementsAD 450s: 18 engagements18 in AD 450sAD 460s: 9 engagementsAD 470s: 8 engagementsAD 480s: 9 engagementsAD 490s: 5 engagementsAD 500s: 5 engagementsAD 400sAD 500s
92 dated engagements, one bar per decade, coloured by era.

Wars of the century 10 with pages

Most widely documented engagements

DateEngagementPlaceWar
20 June AD 451Battle of the Maureaco FieldsCatalaunian Plainsfall of the western Roman Empire
26 May AD 451Battle of AvarayrAvarayr PlainWar of the Vardanants
AD 454Battle of NedaoPannonia
AD 500Battle of BadonUnited KingdomAnglo-Saxon settlement of England
AD 496Battle of TolbiacCologne
AD 486Battle of SoissonsSoissons
AD 407Crossing of the RhineRhineMigration Period
AD 477Battle of the UtusVit
6 April AD 402Battle of PollentiaBraGothic War of 401–403
AD 406Battle of FaesulaeFaesulaeWar of Radagaisus
28 August AD 489Battle of IsonzoSočaOstrogothic conquest of Italy
May AD 402Battle of VeronaVeronaGothic War of 401–403
5 October AD 456Battle of ÓrbigoÓrbigo RiverGothic War in Spain of 456
AD 468Battle of Cape BonCap BonVandal War (461-468)
AD 469Battle of BoliaPannoniaGermanic Wars
AD 461Battle of CartagenaCartagenaVandal War (461-468)
AD 436Battle of NarbonneNarbo MartiusGothic War (436-439)
AD 432Battle of RavennaRiminiRoman civil war of 432
AD 463Battle of OrleansOrléansGothic War of 461–476
AD 439Capture of CarthageCarthageVandal conquest of Roman Africa
AD 490Siege of RavennaRavennaOstrogothic conquest of Italy
AD 489Battle of VeronaVeronaOstrogothic conquest of Italy
AD 484Hephthalite–Sasanian War of 484HeratHephthalite–Sasanian Wars
2 September AD 476Battle of RavennaRavennaGermanic Wars
AD 405Siege of FlorenceFlorentiaWar of Radagaisus
AD 476Battle of PaviaPaviaGermanic Wars
AD 455Battle of AylesfordAylesfordAnglo-Saxon settlement of England
AD 419Battle of the Nervasos MountainsLeón ProvinceSuebi-Vandal War
May AD 430Siege of Hippo RegiusHippo RegiusVandal conquest of Roman Africa
AD 500Migration Period in the Iberian PeninsulaIberian PeninsulaMigration Period
AD 469Battle of DéolsDéolsGothic War of 461–476
AD 490Battle of the Adda RiverAddaOstrogothic conquest of Italy
AD 492Battle of CotyaeumKütahyaIsaurian War
AD 452Sack of AquileiaAquileiafall of the western Roman Empire
AD 440Battle of Vicus HelenaGallia BelgicaGermanic Wars
AD 450Battle of FinnsburgFrisia
AD 411Siege of ArlesArlesRoman Civil War of 406–411
AD 458Battle of ArelateArelateGothic War
AD 485Battle of MercredesburneKingdom of SussexAnglo-Saxon settlement of England
AD 402Siege of AstiAstiGothic War of 401–403
AD 430Battle of CalamaCalamaVandal conquest of Roman Africa
AD 500Battle of DijonDijon
AD 466Battle of WippedesfleotEbbsfleetAnglo-Saxon settlement of England
AD 468Battle of BassianaeBassianae
AD 452Siege of MilanMediolanumfall of the western Roman Empire
AD 457Battle of GariglianoCampaniaGermanic Wars
AD 413Siege of MassiliaMarseilleGothic War of 408–416
AD 425Siege of ArlesArlesGothic revolt of Theodoric I
AD 439Siege of TolosaTolosaGothic Wars
AD 500Battle of TribuitGreat Britain
AD 437Battle of GuolophNether WallopAnglo-Saxon settlement of England
AD 464Battle of BergamoBergamoGermanic Wars
AD 471Battle of ArlesArelateGothic Wars
AD 428Battle of MéridaAugusta Emeritafall of the western Roman Empire
AD 458Battle of ToulouseTolosaGermanic Wars
February AD 472Siege of RomeRomefall of the western Roman Empire
AD 489Siege of PaviaPaviaOstrogothic conquest of Italy
AD 483Battle of ErezSuduragiWar of the Vahanants
AD 451Siege of ParisLutetiafall of the western Roman Empire
AD 411Battle of VienneVienneRoman Civil War of 406–411
AD 407Sarus campaign against Constantine IIIGallia LugdunensisRoman Civil War of 406–411
AD 489Battle of the UlcaVukaOstrogothic conquest of Italy
AD 430Siege of ArlesGallia NarbonensisGothic War of 430
AD 464Battle of AngersIuliomagusGermanic Wars
AD 457Battle of CrayfordCrayfordAnglo-Saxon settlement of England
AD 409Battle of PisaPisaGothic War of 408–416
AD 490Battle of FaenzaFaenzaOstrogothic conquest of Italy
AD 456Battle of CorsicaCorsicaGermanic Wars
AD 475Battle of RavennaRavennafall of the western Roman Empire
AD 409Battle of the Via FlaminiaVia FlaminiaGothic War of 408–416
AD 409Siege of GuangguGwangju
AD 426Vandal invasions of the Balearic IslandsHispania Balearicafall of the western Roman Empire
AD 473Siege of PhilippiPhilippiGothic Wars
AD 447Siege of AsemusMoesia
AD 450Battle of KhaghkhaghYanıqlıWar of the Vardanants
AD 430Alleluia Victory of GermanusMold
AD 456Battle of AgrigentumAgrigentoGermanic Wars
AD 447Siege of PolatskPolatsak
AD 481Battle of AkoriAkoriWar of the Vahanants
AD 471Siege of AugustonemetumAugustonemetum
AD 429Battle of VerulamiumVerulamium
AD 414Siege of BazasBazasfall of the western Roman Empire
January AD 402Siege of MediolanumMediolanumGothic War of 401–403
AD 435Battle of ArlesArles
AD 409Battle of OstiaLido di OstiaGothic War of 408–416
AD 458Battle of SinuessaSinuessafall of the western Roman Empire
AD 451Siege of MetzDivodurum Mediomatricorumfall of the western Roman Empire
AD 407Siege of WormsWormsMigration Period
AD 407Siege of ToulouseToulouseMigration Period
AD 500Siege of AvignonAvignon
AD 410Siege of RavennaRavennaGothic War of 408–416
AD 422Battle of TarracoColonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis TarracoVandal War (422)

The 92 most widely documented engagements of the century are listed; the war pages list every placed engagement by date.