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Battle of Bolia

Battle of Bolia was a battle fought in AD 469 at Pannonia, in what is now Hungary. It was part of the Germanic Wars. The recorded result: Ostrogothic victory.

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FoughtAD 469
WherePannonia, Hungary47.683N, 18.050E
OutcomeOstrogothic victory
BelligerentsOstrogothsagainstGepids; Heruli; Rugii; Sarmatians; Sciri; Suebi; Supported by: Western Roman Empire
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 476Battle of Bolia, AD 469
19 placed engagements of the Germanic Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 469 (year precision)
PlacePannonia, Hungary
47.683N, 18.050E
KindBattle, ancient
Commanders
  • Theodemir (Ostrogothic king)
  • Hunimund
  • Edeco
  • Onoulphus
  • Babai (Sarmatian king)
  • Beuca (Sarmatian king)
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Battle of Bolia is one of 88 engagements of the 5th century in the atlas and one of 121 in present-day Hungary.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q13190, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Bolia, revision 1370434739, 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.