Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 7 engagements

Ravenna: contested ground

The ground around Ravenna was fought over 7 times between AD 432 and 1512: 4 battles and 3 sieges, in 5 different wars. All 7 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of RavennaBattle of RavennaSiege of RavennaSiege of RavennaBattle of RavennaSiege of RavennaBattle of RavennaBattle of RavennaMilanFlorenceVeniceGenoaBolognaVeronaPisaParma200 km44.417N, 12.200E
7 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Ravenna, AD 432Battle of Ravenna, AD 476Siege of Ravenna, AD 490Siege of Ravenna, AD 539Battle of Ravenna, AD 729Siege of Ravenna, 1240Battle of Ravenna, 1512AD 4321512
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
AD 432Battle of RavennaRiminiRoman civil war of 432
2 September AD 476Battle of RavennaRavennaGermanic Wars
AD 490Siege of RavennaRavennaOstrogothic conquest of Italy
AD 539Siege of RavennaRavennaGothic War of 535–554
AD 729Battle of RavennaRavenna
July 1240Siege of RavennaRavenna
11 April 1512Battle of RavennaRavennaWar of the League of Cambrai

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.