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Encyclopedia > Battle of Strasbourg (357)
Battle of Strasbourg
Part of the Roman-Alamanni conflict

Date: 357
Location: Strasbourg
Result: Roman victory
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Territory changes: {{{territory}}}
Combatants
Roman Empire Alamanni
Commanders
Julian the Apostate King Chnodomar
Strength
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Casualties
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Rome against the Alamanni
Lake BenacusPlacentiaFanoPavia - Lingones - Vindonissa - Reims - Strasbourg - Solicinum - Argentovaria

The Battle of Strasbourg was fought in 357 between the forces of the Roman Emperor Julian the Apostate and the Alemanni. Julian's army won the battle, and the Alemanni were driven beyond the Rhine. As a result, the Alsace was not ruled as part of Alemannia by Alamannic kings and dukes. Consequently, the Alsace became a notoriously disputed territory for more than 1500 years, up to 1945 when its status as French région was settled. Events Battle of Strasbourg (357): Julian leads the Roman forces to victory against the Alamanni at Strasbourg Births Deaths Category: 357 ... City motto: – City proper (commune) Région Alsace Département Bas-Rhin (67) Mayor Fabienne Keller (UMP) (since 2001) Area 78. ... The Roman Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Ancient Roman polity in the centuries following its reorganization under the leadership of Octavian (better known as Caesar Augustus), until its radical reformation in what was later to be known as the Byzantine Empire. ... The Alamanni, Allemanni or Alemanni, were an alliance of warbands formed from Germanic tribes, first mentioned by Dio Cassius when they fought Caracalla in 213. ... Julian solidus, ca. ... The Roman Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Ancient Roman polity in the centuries following its reorganization under the leadership of Octavian (better known as Caesar Augustus), until its radical reformation in what was later to be known as the Byzantine Empire. ... The Alamanni, Allemanni or Alemanni, were an alliance of warbands formed from Germanic tribes, first mentioned by Dio Cassius when they fought Caracalla in 213. ... The Battle of Lake Benacus was one of the decisive battles that marked the beginning of the Roman Empires emergence from the Crisis of the Third Century. ... The Battle of Plaentia was fought in January of 271 between a Roman Army led by Emperor Aurelian and the Alemanni. ... The Battle of Fano was fought in 271 between the Roman Empire and the Alemanni. ... The Battle of Pavia was fought in 271 near Pavia (Italy), and resulted in the Roman Emperor Aurelian destroying the retreating Alemanni army. ... The Battle of Lingones was fought in 298 between Rome and the Alemanni. ... The Battle of Vindonissa was fought in 298 between the Romans, led by Constantius Chlorus and the Alemanni. ... The Battle of Reims was fought in 356 between the Roman forces of Julian the Apostate and the Alemanni. ... The Battle of Solicinium was fought in 367 between a Roman army and the Alemanni. ... The battle of Argentovaria was fought in May 378 between the Roman emperor Gratian and the invading army of the Lentienses, at Argentovaria (near Colmar, France). ... Events Battle of Strasbourg (357): Julian leads the Roman forces to victory against the Alamanni at Strasbourg Births Deaths Category: 357 ... Roman Emperor is the title historians use to refer to rulers of the Roman Empire, after the epoch conventionally named the Roman Republic. ... Julian solidus, ca. ... The Alamanni, Allemanni or Alemanni, are a Germanic tribe, first mentioned by Dio Cassius, under the year 213. ... Capital Strasbourg Land area¹ 8,280 km² Regional President Adrien Zeller (UMP) (since 1996) Population  - Jan. ... Alemannia (red) and Upper Burgundy (green) around AD 1000. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... France is divided into 26 régions: 21 of these are in the continental part of metropolitan France, one is Corse on the island of Corsica (although strictly speaking Corse is in fact a territorial collectivity, not a région, but is referred to as a région in common...


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