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Siege of Autun

Siege of Autun was a siege conducted in AD 356 at Augustodunum, in what is now France. It was part of the Germanic Wars. The recorded result: Roman victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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FoughtAD 356
WhereAugustodunum, France46.950N, 4.300E
OutcomeRoman victory
BelligerentsWestern Roman EmpireagainstAlamanni
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofGermanic Wars

Where it sits in the Germanic Wars

Clades Lolliana, 16 BCBattle of the Teutoburg Forest, AD 9Battle of Idistaviso, AD 16Battle of the Angrivarian Wall, AD 16Battle of Baduhenna Wood, AD 28Siege of Thessalonica, AD 254Battle of Nestos, AD 268Battle 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 476Siege of Autun, AD 356
19 placed engagements of the Germanic Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 356 (year precision)
to 24 June AD 356
PlaceAugustodunum, France
46.950N, 4.300E
KindSiege, ancient
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
Siege of AutunSiege of AutunSiege of Augustodunum HaeduorumBattle of AutunBattle of BibracteBattle of ChateauneufBattle of CavillonumBattle of BibracteBattle of ChateauneufBattle of CavillonumGenevaLyonLausanneDijonBourgesVichyAuxerreClermont-Ferrand100 km46.950N, 4.300E
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 3 times between AD 269 and AD 532.

In the same war

Elsewhere in AD 356

Siege of Autun is one of 65 engagements of the 4th century in the atlas and one of 1,383 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q585291, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Autun (356), revision 1370739077, 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.