Atlas of Battles

war, 19 engagements

Battles of the Germanic Wars

The atlas places 19 engagements of the Germanic Wars: 13 battles, 3 sieges, 1 naval action and 2 campaigns between 16 BC and AD 476 across 7 present-day countries, most in France (7), Italy (5), Germany (3).

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Clades LollianaSiege of ThessalonicaBattle of NestosAlemanni and Frankish invasion of GaulBattle of Lake ConstanceSiege of AutunBattle of Vicus HelenaBattle of CorsicaBattle of AgrigentumBattle of GariglianoBattle of ToulouseBattle of BergamoBattle of AngersEarly Imperial campaigns in GermaniaBattle of Baduhenna WoodGerman and Sarmatian campaigns of ConstantineBattle of BoliaBattle of PaviaBattle of RavennaEarly Imperial campaigns in GermaniaBattle of Baduhenna WoodGerman and Sarmatian campaigns of ConstantineBattle of BoliaBattle of PaviaBattle of RavennaMadridBerlinAthensKyivViennaGenevaBarcelonaAlgiersFrankfurtNaples1000 km44.955N, 11.516E
19 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by decade

21 BCs: 2 engagementsAD 20s: 1 engagementsAD 250s: 1 engagementsAD 260s: 1 engagementsAD 300s: 2 engagementsAD 350s: 2 engagementsAD 440s: 1 engagementsAD 450s: 4 engagements4 in AD 450sAD 460s: 3 engagementsAD 470s: 2 engagements21 BCsAD 470s
19 dated engagements, one bar per decade, coloured by era.

The war in time order

Clades Lolliana, 16 BCEarly Imperial campaigns in Germania, 12 BCBattle of Baduhenna Wood, AD 28Siege of Thessalonica, AD 254Battle of Nestos, AD 268Alemanni and Frankish invasion of Gaul, AD 300German and Sarmatian campaigns of Constantine, AD 306Battle of Lake Constance, AD 355Siege of Autun, AD 356Battle of Vicus Helena, AD 440Battle of Corsica, AD 456Battle of Agrigentum, AD 456Battle of Garigliano, AD 457Battle of Toulouse, AD 458Battle of Bergamo, AD 464Battle of Angers, AD 464Battle of Bolia, AD 469Battle of Pavia, AD 476Battle of Ravenna, AD 47616 BCAD 476
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

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Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
16 BCClades LollianaRhine, FranceGermanic victory
12 BCEarly Imperial campaigns in GermaniaGermania, GermanyGermanic victory; End of Germania Antiqua; Establishment of the...
AD 28Battle of Baduhenna WoodHeiloo, NetherlandsFrisian victory; Romans withdraw
AD 254Siege of ThessalonicaThessaloniki, GreeceRoman victory
AD 268Battle of NestosNestos, Bulgaria
AD 300Alemanni and Frankish invasion of GaulGaul, France
AD 306German and Sarmatian campaigns of ConstantineLimes Germanicus, GermanyRoman victory
AD 355Battle of Lake ConstanceLake Constance, Germany
AD 356Siege of AutunAugustodunum, FranceRoman victory
AD 440Battle of Vicus HelenaGallia Belgica, FranceRoman victory
AD 456Battle of CorsicaCorsica, FranceRoman victory
AD 456Battle of AgrigentumAgrigento, ItalyRoman victory
AD 457Battle of GariglianoCampania, ItalyRoman victory
AD 458Battle of ToulouseTolosa, FranceRoman victory
AD 464Battle of BergamoBergamo, ItalyRoman victory
AD 464Battle of AngersIuliomagus, France
AD 469Battle of BoliaPannonia, HungaryOstrogothic victory
AD 476Battle of PaviaPavia, ItalyFederate victory
2 September AD 476Battle of RavennaRavenna, Italy

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the Germanic Wars (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.