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Battle of Placentia
Battle of Placentia was a battle fought in AD 271 at Piacenza, 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: Juthungian victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.
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Record
| Date | AD 271 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Piacenza, Italy 45.050N, 9.700E | |
| Part of | Crisis of the Third Century (AD 235 to AD 284) | |
| Kind | Battle, ancient | |
| Result | Juthungian victory | |
| Belligerents | Roman Empire | Juthungi |
| Commanders | Emperor Aurelian | Unknown |
| Strength | Unknown | Unknown |
| Casualties and losses | Unknown | Unknown |
Nearest engagements
- Siege of Piacenza AD 69, same recorded site
- Battle of Piacenza 1746, 1.5 km
- Battle of Placentia 194 BC, 1.9 km
- Battle of Trebbia 1799, 7.9 km
- Battle of Fombio 1796, 11 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Pavia AD 271
- After: Battle of Châlons AD 274
- All 10 engagements of Crisis of the Third Century
Battle of Placentia is one of 57 engagements of the 3rd century in the atlas and one of 626 in present-day Italy.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1289843, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Placentia (271), revision 1370586195, 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.