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The decisive battle was fought on 2 September 476 near Ravenna, the capital of the Western Roman Empire: it saw the foederati defeat the largely depleted Roman garrison. The city, defended by Paulus (the brother of Orestes) [2] was captured swiftly and easily. Two days later, the sixteen-year-old emperor Romulus Augustulus was forced to ...
The Battle of Ravenna, fought on 11 April 1512, was a major battle of the War of the League of Cambrai. It pitted forces of the Holy League against France and their Ferrarese allies. Although the French and Ferrarese eliminated the Papal –Spanish forces as a serious threat, their triumph was overshadowed by the loss of their young general ...
The Battle of Ravenna was fought between supporters of Orestes and supporters of Julius Nepos for control of the Western Roman Empire. In prelude to the battle, Orestes had been ordered to raise a large army to confront tribal rulers in Gaul. Instead he led his force against emperor Julius Nepos in the capital Ravenna.
Battle of Campi Cannini; Battle of Carnuntum; Battle of Carrhae (296) Capture of Carthage (439) Vandal conquest of Roman Africa; Battle of Carthage (238) Battle of Châlons (274) Battle of the Catalaunian Plains; Chronology of warfare between the Romans and Germanic peoples; Battle of Chrysopolis; Battle of Cibalae; Battle of Constantinople ...
Ravenna was ruled by Venice until 1509, when the area was invaded in the course of the Italian Wars. In 1512, during the Holy League wars, Ravenna was sacked by the French following the Battle of Ravenna. Ravenna was also known during the Renaissance as the birthplace of the Monster of Ravenna.
Battle of Ravenna (475), between Orestes and Julius Nepos; Battle of Ravenna (476), in which Odoacer captured Ravenna and brought the Western Roman Empire to an end; Battle of Ravenna (729), between the Byzantine Empire and the Italians; Battle of Ravenna (1512), between the French and Spanish-Papal during the War of the League of Cambrai
584 – Exarchate of Ravenna established (approximate date). 729 – Battle of Ravenna (729) 751 – Lombards in power. [1] 777 – Ravenna under rule of the Holy See. [3] 967 – Imperial Diet held by Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor; 1441 – Venetians in power. [1] 1512 – Battle of Ravenna (1512) fought near town during the War of the League of ...
Monte Battaglia is a hill located in the territory of the municipality of Casola Valsenio (), in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines.The toponym, attested in the Middle Ages as "Monte de Batalla" or "Montis Battagliae," has uncertain origins: according to some scholars [1] it refers to a great battle that was fought there between the Goths and Byzantines in the 6th century, while according to others ...