Atlas of Battles

commander, 7 engagements

Battles of Stilicho

Battles of Stilicho

Roman army general (c.359 – 408)

Stilicho is recorded as a commander at 7 placed engagements in the atlas between AD 394 and AD 407: 4 battles, 2 sieges and 1 campaign across 3 present-day countries, most in Italy (5), Slovenia (1), Switzerland (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,321 km apart end to end, 220 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Gothic War of 401–403 (3), Migration Period (1).

Siege of AstiSiege of FlorenceBattle of the FrigidusBattle of PollentiaBattle of VeronaBattle of FaesulaeCrossing of the RhineBattle of the FrigidusBattle of PollentiaBattle of VeronaBattle of FaesulaeCrossing of the RhineMilanLjubljanaBernVeniceTurinNiceGenoaBolognaTriestePisa200 km45.202N, 10.893E
7 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

AD 394: 1 engagementsAD 402: 3 engagements3 in AD 402AD 405: 1 engagementsAD 406: 1 engagementsAD 407: 1 engagementsAD 394AD 407
7 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of the Frigidus, AD 394Siege of Asti, AD 402Battle of Pollentia, AD 402Battle of Verona, AD 402Siege of Florence, AD 405Battle of Faesulae, AD 406Crossing of the Rhine, AD 407AD 394AD 407
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
5 September AD 394Battle of the FrigidusVipava Valley, SloveniaTheodosian victory
AD 402Siege of AstiAsti, Italy460 km WRoman victory
6 April AD 402Battle of PollentiaBra, Italy36 km SWRoman victory
May AD 402Battle of VeronaVerona, Italy259 km ERoman victory
AD 405Siege of FlorenceFlorentia, Italy186 km SWestern Roman victory; Florence is nearly destroyed
AD 406Battle of FaesulaeFaesulae, Italy5 km NERoman victory
AD 407Crossing of the RhineRhine, Switzerland375 km NWDecisive Barbarian 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, Marsyas, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.