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Battle of Ravenna

Battle of Ravenna was a battle fought in AD 475 at Ravenna, in what is now Italy. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Ravenna. It was part of fall of the western Roman Empire. The recorded result: Victory to Orestes. Recorded strength: 24,000 against 7,000.

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FoughtAD 475
WhereRavenna, Italy44.416N, 12.202E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeVictory to Orestes
BelligerentsSupporters of OrestesagainstSupporters of Julius Nepos
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part offall of the western Roman Empire

Where it sits in fall of the western Roman Empire

Siege of Bazas, AD 414Battle of Mérida, AD 428Siege of Paris, AD 451Siege of Metz, AD 451Battle of the Maureaco Fields, AD 451Siege of Milan, AD 452Sack of Aquileia, AD 452Battle of Sinuessa, AD 458Siege of Rome, AD 472Battle of Ravenna, AD 475AD 414AD 475Battle of Ravenna, AD 475
10 placed engagements of fall of the western Roman Empire in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 475 (year precision)
PlaceRavenna, Italy
44.416N, 12.202E
KindBattle, ancient
Strength24,0007,000
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
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Placed at Ravenna; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Ravenna is one of 88 engagements of the 5th century in the atlas and one of 942 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q60524442, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ravenna (475), revision 1370587276, 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.