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Battle of Lake Benacus

Battle of Lake Benacus was a battle fought in AD 268 at Lake Garda, in what is now Italy. It was part of Crisis of the Third Century, which ran from AD 235 to AD 284. The recorded result: Roman victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Beschreibung: Blick vom Monte Creino auf Nago-Torbole und den nördlichen Gardasee / View form Monte Creino to Nago-Torbole and the nothern part of Lake Garda Quelle: selbst fotografiert / selfmade pic
Beschreibung: Blick vom Monte Creino auf Nago-Torbole und den nördlichen Gardasee / View form Monte Creino to Nago-Torbole and the nothern part of Lake Garda Quelle: selbst fotografiert / selfmade pic. No machine-readable author provided. Ampfinger assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtAD 268
WhereLake Garda, Italy45.581N, 10.621E
OutcomeRoman victory
BelligerentsRoman EmpireagainstAlamanni
Casualties and lossesUnknownandHeavy
Part ofCrisis of the Third CenturyAD 235 to AD 284

Where it sits in Crisis of the Third Century

Battle at the Harzhorn, AD 235Siege of Aquileia, AD 238Battle of Serdica, AD 261Battle of Lake Benacus, AD 268Siege of Mediolanum, AD 268Battle of Naissus, AD 268Siege of Augustodunum Haeduorum, AD 269Battle of Fano, AD 271Battle of Pavia, AD 271Battle of Placentia, AD 271Battle of Châlons, AD 274AD 235AD 274Battle of Lake Benacus, AD 268
11 placed engagements of Crisis of the Third Century in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 268 (year precision)
PlaceLake Garda, Italy
45.581N, 10.621E
KindBattle, ancient
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownHeavy
Commanders
Battle of Lake BenacusBattle of Lake BenacusBattle of RivoliBattle of LonatoSiege of PeschieraBattle of PeschieraSkirmish of PastrengoBattle of LonatoSiege of PeschieraVeniceGenoaBolognaVeronaBergamoParmaRavennaFerrara100 km45.581N, 10.621E
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Battle of Lake Benacus is one of 85 engagements of the 3rd century in the atlas and one of 942 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1267656, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Lake Benacus, revision 1370446969, 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.