siege, ancient
Siege of Rome
Siege of Rome was a siege conducted in February AD 472 at Rome, in what is now Italy. It was part of fall of the western Roman Empire. The recorded result: Victory to Ricimer. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.
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Where it sits in fall of the western Roman Empire
Record
| Date | February AD 472 (month precision) to June AD 472 | |
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| Place | Rome, Italy 41.893N, 12.483E | |
| Kind | Siege, ancient | |
| Strength | Unknown | Unknown |
| Casualties and losses | Unknown | Unknown |
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Nearest engagements
- Sack of Rome 390 BC, same recorded site
- Siege of Rome 1849, same recorded site
- Siege of the Capitoline Hill AD 69, same recorded site
- Siege of Rome AD 537, 1.6 km NE
- Battle of the Janiculum 476 BC, 1.8 km W
Contested ground: this site was fought over 16 times between 476 BC and 1943.
In the same war
Siege of Rome is one of 44 engagements of the 5th century in the atlas and one of 626 in present-day Italy.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q60794019, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Rome (472), revision 1370744824, 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.