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Battle of Pavia
Battle of Pavia was a battle fought in AD 271 at Pavie, in what is now France. It was part of Crisis of the Third Century, which ran from AD 235 to AD 284. The recorded result: Roman victory; End of the Juthungian invasions of Italy.
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Record
| Date | AD 271 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Pavie, France 45.183N, 9.150E | |
| Part of | Crisis of the Third Century (AD 235 to AD 284) | |
| Kind | Battle, ancient | |
| Result | Roman victory; End of the Juthungian invasions of Italy | |
| Belligerents | Roman Empire | Juthungi |
| Commanders | Emperor Aurelian | Unknown |
Nearest engagements
- Siege of Pavia AD 773, 0.4 km
- Siege of Pavia AD 569, 0.4 km
- Siege of Pavia 1524, 0.4 km
- Siege of Pavia 1315, 0.7 km
- Siege of Pavia 1302, 0.9 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Fano AD 271
- After: Battle of Placentia AD 271
- All 10 engagements of Crisis of the Third Century
Battle of Pavia is one of 57 engagements of the 3rd century in the atlas and one of 1,142 in present-day France.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1289831, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Pavia (271), revision 1370452944, 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.