Battle of the Allia

When

13 Jul 387 BCE

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

42.02° N, 12.52° E

Description

early 4th-century BCE battle between Gauls and Roman Republic

Battle between Gauls and Roman Republic, c. 387 BC

The Battle of the Allia was fought c. 387 BC between the Senones – a Gallic tribe led by Brennus, who had invaded Northern Italy – and the Roman Republic.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Romans are defeated by the Gauls under Brennus in the Battle of the Allia who then go on to occupy the city of Rome”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Dies ater: Etwa zehn Kilometer von Rom entfernt kommt es zur Schlacht an der Allia zwischen den Senonen und sechs römischen Legionen (rund 40.000 Mann) unter…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Batalla de Alia: según Polibio, ésta es la fecha en la que se produce la conquista y el saqueo de Roma por parte de los senones, acaudillados por Breno”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page