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Siege of Milan

Siege of Milan was a siege conducted in March AD 538 at Milan, in what is now Italy; it ran into the following year. It was part of the Gothic War of 535–554, which ran from AD 535 to AD 554. The recorded result: Ostrogoth victory. Recorded strength: Unknown local garrison; 300 Isaurians and Thracians against Unknown Gothic forces; 10,000 Burgundians.

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FoughtMarch AD 538ran into the following year
WhereMilan, Italy45.467N, 9.190E
OutcomeOstrogoth victory
BelligerentsByzantine EmpireagainstOstrogothic kingdom
Casualties and lossesMale citizens; WomenandUnknown
Part ofGothic War of 535–554AD 535 to AD 554

Where it sits in the Gothic War of 535–554

Battle of Scardon, AD 535Siege of Panormus, AD 535Siege of Naples, AD 536Siege of Rome, AD 537Siege of Urbinus, AD 538Battle of Pavia, AD 538Siege of Ariminum, AD 538Siege of Milan, AD 538Siege of Ravenna, AD 539Siege of Auximus, AD 539Siege of Verona, AD 541Battle of Treviso, AD 541Battle of Faventia, AD 542Battle of Mucellium, AD 542Siege of Naples, AD 542Sack of Rome, AD 546Siege of Rossano, AD 548Siege of Rome, AD 549Battle of Sena Gallica, AD 551Battle of Taginae, AD 552Siege of Cumae, AD 552Battle of Mons Lactarius, AD 552Siege of Urviventus, AD 553Battle of the Volturnus, AD 554AD 535AD 554Siege of Milan, AD 538
25 placed engagements of the Gothic War of 535–554 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateMarch AD 538 (month precision)
to February AD 539
PlaceMilan, Italy
45.467N, 9.190E
KindSiege, medieval
Territorial changeOstrogoths captured Milan
StrengthUnknown local garrison; 300 Isaurians and ThraciansUnknown Gothic forces; 10,000 Burgundians
Casualties and lossesMale citizens; WomenUnknown
Commanders
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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 10 times between 222 BC and 1522.

In the same war

Siege of Milan is one of 120 engagements of the 6th century in the atlas and one of 942 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3625497, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Milan (538–539), revision 1370994125, 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.