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Encyclopedia > Battle of Pollentia
Battle of Pollentia
Date: 6 April 402
Location: Pollenzo, near modern Asti, Italy
Result: Minor Roman victory
Combatants
Roman Empire Visigoths
Commanders
Stilicho Alaric I

The Battle of Pollentia was fought on 6 April 402 (Easter) between the Romans and the Visigoths. April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). ... Events Stilicho recalls troops from the frontiers of the Roman Empire to defend Italy against the Visigoths. ... Asti is a city and comune in the Piemonte or Piedmont region, in north-western Italy, about 80 kilometres west of Turin in the plain of the Tanaro river. ... For other senses of this name, see Roman Empire (disambiguation). ... The Visigoths, originally Tervingi, or Vesi (the noble ones), one of the two main branches of the Goths (of which the Ostrogothi were the other), were one of the loosely-termed Germanic peoples that disturbed the late Roman Empire. ... Flavius Stilicho (occasionally written as Stilico) (c. ... An 1894 photogravure of Alaric I taken from a painting by Ludwig Thiersch. ... April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). ... Events Stilicho recalls troops from the frontiers of the Roman Empire to defend Italy against the Visigoths. ... This article is about the Christian festival. ... For other senses of this name, see Roman Empire (disambiguation). ... The Visigoths, originally Tervingi, or Vesi (the noble ones), one of the two main branches of the Goths (of which the Ostrogothi were the other), were one of the loosely-termed Germanic peoples that disturbed the late Roman Empire. ...


Since February, the Visigoths, led by Alaric I, had been sieging Mediolanum, the capital of Roman Emperor Honorius, defended by Roman Gothic troops. The arrival of Stilicho and his army had forced Alaric to relieve the siege and move towards Hasta (modern Asti) in western Italy. An 1894 photogravure of Alaric I taken from a painting by Ludwig Thiersch. ... Arcadius solidus, from Mediolanum mint, 400s. ... Roman Emperor is the term historians use to refer to rulers of the Roman Empire, after the epoch conventionally named the Roman Republic. ... See: Flavius Augustus Honorius, western Roman emperor 395-423 Saint Honorius, archbishop of Canterbury 627-655 Pope Honorius I, pope 625-638 Pope Honorius II, pope 1124-1130 Pope Honorius III, pope 1216-1227 Pope Honorius IV, pope 1285-1287 Antipope Honorius II, 1061-1064 This is a disambiguation page... Flavius Stilicho (occasionally written as Stilico) (c. ... Asti is a city and comune in the Piemonte or Piedmont region, in north-western Italy, about 80 kilometres west of Turin in the plain of the Tanaro river. ...


Stilicho reached the Visigoth army at Pollenzo, and attacked it on Easter, since the Visigoths, who were Arians, were busy celebrating the holiday. Stilicho captured Alaric's familiars, while the Alan Saul, general of the Roman army, captured Alaric's camp. This article is about theological views like those of Arius. ... The Alans, Alani, Alauni or Halani were an Iranian nomadic group among the Sarmatian people, warlike nomadic pastoralists of mixed backgrounds, who spoke an Iranian language and shared, in a broad sense, a common culture. ...


Stilicho offered to return the prisoners in exchange for the Visigoths returning to Illyricum; but upon arriving at Verona, Alaric stopped his retreat, and was defeated in the Battle of Verona. With many of his generals going with Stilicho, Alaric was forced to leave Italy. Serena, wife of Stilicho, paid for a musive floor in the basilica of the Apostles, in Mediolanum, as an ex-voto for Stilicho's victory. This article is about an ancient civilization in southeastern Europe; see also Illyria (software), Illyria (character in the TV series Angel). ... Map of Italy showing Verona in the north Verona (population est. ... The Battle of Verona was fought in June of 403 by Alarics Visigoths, and a Roman force led by Stilicho. ...


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