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Battle of Garigliano

Battle of Garigliano was a battle fought in AD 457 at Campania, in what is now Italy. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Campania. It was part of the Germanic Wars. The recorded result: Roman victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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FoughtAD 457
WhereCampania, Italy40.750N, 14.950E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeRoman victory
BelligerentsVandalsagainstWestern Roman Empire
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 476Battle of Garigliano, AD 457
19 placed engagements of the Germanic Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 457 (year precision)
PlaceCampania, Italy
40.750N, 14.950E
KindBattle, ancient
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Majorian
Battle of GariglianoBattle of GariglianoAllied invasion of ItalyBattle of NoceraSiege of Nuceria AlfaternaBattle of the SilarusBattle of the Silarius RiverBattle of NoceraBattle of the SilarusBattle of the Silarius RiverBariFoggiaBeneventoCasertaBarlettaCampobasso100 km40.750N, 14.950E
Placed at Campania; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in AD 457

Battle of Garigliano is one of 88 engagements of the 5th century in the atlas and one of 942 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q60524399, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Garigliano (457), revision 1370441317, 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.