What the records say
- When
- 68
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 47.23° N, 6.03° E
- Description
- battle in 68 AD
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Vesontio (68)
Battle in 68 AD
The Battle of Vesontio was a conflict in 68 AD in which Lucius Verginius Rufus defeated Gaius Julius Vindex. Vindex had rebelled against the Emperor Nero and declared his allegiance to Galba. Verginius advanced against him and a battle between their two forces took place near Vesontio.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Lucius Verginius Rufus, Statthalter von Germania superior, besiegt Gaius Iulius Vindex in der Schlacht bei Vesontio, Vindex begeht Suizid”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “battu devant Vesontio (Besançon) par le général Virginius Rufus, Vindex se suicide”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page