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Sack of Aquileia

Sack of Aquileia was a battle fought in AD 452 in what is now Italy. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of fall of the western Roman Empire. The recorded result: Hunnic victory; Destruction of Aquileia.

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FoughtAD 452
WhereItaly45.768N, 13.365E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeHunnic victory; Destruction of Aquileia
BelligerentsHunnic EmpireagainstWestern Roman Empire
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 475Sack of Aquileia, AD 452
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 452 (year precision)
PlaceItaly
45.768N, 13.365E
KindBattle, ancient
Commanders
  • Attila
Sack of AquileiaSack of AquileiaSiege of AquileiaSiege of l'AquiléeBattle of IsonzoThird Battle of the IsonzoBattle of DoberdòSiege of AquileiaThird Battle of the IsonzoLjubljanaVeniceFerraraMariborTrentoBolzanoKlagenfurtPula100 km45.768N, 13.365E
Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

In the same war

Sack of Aquileia 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 Q7396805, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Sack of Aquileia, revision 1378660584, 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.