Battle of Pollenza
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The Battle of Pollenza was a major clash in 402 AD between the Western Roman Empire and the Visigoths under Alaric I in northern Italy, notable for temporarily halting the Visigothic advance into Roman territory.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Pollenza canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| after | Battle of the Frigidus ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Honorius
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Roman Emperor Honorius
|
| before | Battle of Verona (402) ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrderInCampaign | early battle of Alaric’s first Italian campaign ⓘ |
| combatant |
Visigothic army
ⓘ
surface form:
Visigoths
Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| commanderOfRomanForces | Stilicho ⓘ |
| commanderOfVisigothicForces | Alaric I ⓘ |
| conflict |
Visigothic army
ⓘ
surface form:
Visigoths
Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| date | 402 ⓘ |
| geographicalContext |
Po Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Po Valley region
|
| hasCommander |
Alaric I
ⓘ
Stilicho ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
demonstrated continued Roman military capability under Stilicho
ⓘ
slowed Visigothic movement toward central Italy ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Roman army
ⓘ
Visigothic army ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Late Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Late Roman Empire
|
| historicalPeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Italy
ⓘ
Northern Italy ⓘ
surface form:
northern Italy
|
| militaryTheater | Italian Peninsula ⓘ |
| near |
Pollentia
ⓘ
modern-day Pollenzo ⓘ |
| notableFor |
involvement of the Visigothic king Alaric I
ⓘ
involvement of the general Stilicho ⓘ temporarily halting the Visigothic advance into Roman territory ⓘ |
| opponent |
Visigothic army
ⓘ
surface form:
Visigoths
Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alaric I’s invasion of Italy
ⓘ
Byzantine–Ostrogothic conflicts ⓘ
surface form:
Roman–Gothic Wars
conflicts between Romans and Goths in the early 5th century ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 402 ⓘ |
| result |
Roman tactical victory
ⓘ
temporary halt of Visigothic advance ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | field battle ⓘ |
| year | 402 ⓘ |
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