Atlas of Battles

commander, 12 engagements

Battles of Julian

Battles of Julian

last Pagan Roman emperor, reigned 361 to 363, AD 331 to AD 363

Julian is recorded as a commander at 12 placed engagements in the atlas between AD 356 and AD 363: 6 battles, 5 sieges and 1 campaign across 2 present-day countries, most in Iraq (7), France (5). Taken in date order, the sites lie 5,037 km apart end to end, 458 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Julian's Persian expedition (5), Germanic Wars (1), Roman–Sasanian wars (1).

Battle of BrumathSiege of AutunSiege of SenonaeSiege of MaiozamalchaSiege of PirisaboraSiege of PerisaborBattle of MarangaBattle of DurocortorumBattle of StrasbourgJulian's Persian expeditionBattle of CtesiphonBattle of SamarraBattle of StrasbourgJulian's Persian expeditionBattle of SamarraAthensKyivViennaGenevaBarcelonaAlexandriaAnkaraAlgiersTel AvivMilan1000 km41.120N, 23.933E
12 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

AD 356: 4 engagementsAD 357: 1 engagementsAD 363: 7 engagements7 in AD 363AD 356AD 363
12 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Durocortorum, AD 356Battle of Brumath, AD 356Siege of Autun, AD 356Siege of Senonae, AD 356Battle of Strasbourg, AD 357Siege of Maiozamalcha, AD 363Julian's Persian expedition, AD 363Siege of Pirisabora, AD 363Siege of Perisabor, AD 363Battle of Ctesiphon, AD 363Battle of Samarra, AD 363Battle of Maranga, AD 363AD 356AD 363
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
AD 356Battle of DurocortorumReims, FranceAlamanni victory
AD 356Battle of BrumathBrumath, France273 km ERoman victory
AD 356Siege of AutunAugustodunum, France322 km SWRoman victory
AD 356Siege of SenonaeSens, France158 km NWRoman victory
July AD 357Battle of StrasbourgArgentoratum, France326 km ERoman victory
AD 363Siege of MaiozamalchaMaogamalcha, Iraq3,504 km ERoman victory
AD 363Julian's Persian expeditionMesopotamia, Iraq121 km NWSasanian victory
27 April AD 363Siege of PirisaboraAnbar, Iraq41 km SERoman victory
27 April AD 363Siege of PerisaborPerisabor, Iraq0 km NRoman victory
29 May AD 363Battle of CtesiphonCtesiphon, Iraq86 km ERoman victory
AD 363Battle of SamarraSamarra, Iraq138 km NWSasanian victory
AD 363Battle of MarangaMesopotamia, Iraq66 km SWRoman victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, ANS, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.