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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

DateAD 271 (year precision)
PlacePavie, France
45.183N, 9.150E
Part ofCrisis of the Third Century (AD 235 to AD 284)
KindBattle, ancient
ResultRoman victory; End of the Juthungian invasions of Italy
BelligerentsRoman EmpireJuthungi
CommandersEmperor AurelianUnknown
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In the same war

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.