Battle of Placentia
| date | 271 |
|---|---|
| place | near Piacenza , Italy |
| output | Victory of the Alemanni |
| Parties to the conflict | |
|---|---|
| Commander | |
| Troop strength | |
| 15,000 of them: 10,000 legionaries, the rest auxiliary troops and cavalry |
about 10,000 warriors |
| losses | |
|
6,000 (6047?) Dead |
between 2 and 3,000 dead and wounded |
Mediolanum - Augusta Vindelicorum - Lacus Benacus - Placentia - Fano - Pavia - Langres - Vindonissa - Autun - Reims - Brumath - Senonae - Argentoratum - Solicinium - Argentovaria
The Battle of Placentia was fought in January 271 near present-day Piacenza ( Italy ) between Alemannic Juthung and Roman soldiers under Emperor Aurelian . The background was border disputes in today's Italy.
Aurelian advanced with his army against the Alemannic Juthung, who had previously invaded Italy. During the fighting, Aurelian was ambushed and caused his own defeat through insensitive behavior regarding his own fighting strength. His army was defeated by the Alamanni. The news of the defeat caused great uncertainty in Rome, probably triggered the revolt of the imperial finance minister Felicissimus and ultimately gave the impetus for the construction of the Aurelian Wall .
literature
- Karlheinz Fuchs, Martin Kempa, Rainer Redies: The Alamanni . 4th edition. License issue. Theiss Verlag, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-8062-1535-9 (exhibition catalog, Stuttgart et al., State Archaeological Museum Baden-Württemberg et al., 1997–1998).
- Dieter Geuenich : History of the Alemanni . Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 2004, ISBN 3-17-012095-6 .