siege, ancient
Siege of Massilia
Siege of Massilia was a siege conducted in AD 413 at Marseille, in what is now France. It was part of the Gothic War of 408–416, which ran from AD 408 to AD 416. The recorded result: Roman victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.
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Where it sits in the Gothic War of 408–416
Record
| Date | AD 413 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Marseille, France 43.297N, 5.376E | |
| Kind | Siege, ancient | |
| Strength | Unknown | Unknown |
| Casualties and losses | Unknown | Unknown |
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Nearest engagements
- Siege of Massilia 49 BC, same recorded site
- Siege of Marseille 1524, same recorded site
- Battle of Marseille 1944, 3.7 km N
- Battle of La Ciotat 1944, 23 km SE
- Battle of Aquae Sextiae 102 BC, 27 km N
Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 49 BC and 1944.
In the same war
- Before: Siege of Ravenna AD 410
- All 5 engagements of Gothic War of 408–416
Siege of Massilia 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 Q60794016, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Massilia (413), revision 1370743349, 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.