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Siege of Arles

Siege of Arles was a siege conducted in AD 411 at Arles, in what is now France. It was part of the Roman Civil War of 406–411, which ran from AD 406 to AD 411. The recorded result: victory of Honorius. Recorded strength: ±10,000-20,000 against 20,000-28,000.

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Mapa del Imperio romano occidental que refleja las áreas de control de cada facción y los movimientos de Honorio, Constantino de Britania y Geroncio entre el otoño de 410 y el de 411.
Mapa del Imperio romano occidental que refleja las áreas de control de cada facción y los movimientos de Honorio, Constantino de Britania y Geroncio entre el otoño de 410 y el de 411.. Paulusburg, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtAD 411
WhereArles, France43.677N, 4.629E
Outcomevictory of Honorius
BelligerentsConstantine IIIagainstHonorius
Part ofRoman Civil War of 406–411AD 406 to AD 411

Record

DateAD 411 (year precision)
PlaceArles, France
43.677N, 4.629E
KindSiege, ancient
Strength±10,000-20,00020,000-28,000
Commanders
  • Edobichus
  • Justus (magister militum)
  • Constantius III
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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.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 13 times between AD 411 and 1368.

In the same war

Siege of Arles is one of 88 engagements of the 5th century in the atlas and one of 1,383 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3486069, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Arles (411), revision 1370432481, 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.