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Battle of Verona

Battle of Verona was a battle fought in May AD 402 at Verona, in what is now Italy. It was part of the Gothic War of 401–403, which ran from AD 401 to AD 403. The recorded result: Roman victory. Recorded strength: 10,000 against 10,000.

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Fotografia di parte delle colline che circondano Verona, con i tre forti Sofia, San Mattia, e l'ex forte San Leonardo
Fotografia di parte delle colline che circondano Verona, con i tre forti Sofia, San Mattia, e l'ex forte San Leonardo. This Photo was taken by Andrea Bertozzi. Feel free to use my photos, but please mention me as the author and send me a m, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtMay AD 402
WhereVerona, Italy45.433N, 10.983E
OutcomeRoman victory
BelligerentsWestern Roman EmpireagainstVisigoths
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofGothic War of 401–403AD 401 to AD 403

Where it sits in the Gothic War of 401–403

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4 placed engagements of the Gothic War of 401–403 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateMay AD 402 (month precision)
PlaceVerona, Italy
45.433N, 10.983E
KindBattle, ancient
Strength10,00010,000
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 7 times between AD 249 and 1848.

In the same war

Battle of Verona 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 Q1890225, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Verona (402), revision 1370592399, 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.