Battle of Pollentia

Battle of Pollentia
Part of the Gothic War of 401–403
and Roman–Germanic Wars
Date6 April 402
Location
Pollentia, Western Roman Empire (modern-day Pollenzo, Italy)
Result Roman victory
Belligerents
Western Roman Empire Visigoths
Commanders and leaders
Stilicho
Honorius
Alaric I
Strength
10,000[1]-15,000[2] 10,000[3]-15,000[4]
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

The Battle of Pollentia was fought on 6 April 402 between the Romans under Stilicho and the Visigoths under Alaric I, during the first Gothic invasion of Italy (401–403). The Romans were victorious, and forced Alaric to retreat, though he rallied to fight again in the next year in the Battle of Verona, where he was again defeated. After this, Alaric retreated from Italy, leaving the province in peace until his second invasion in 409, after Stilicho's death.[5]

  1. ^ Burns, p. 192
  2. ^ Reynolds, p. 66
  3. ^ Burns, p. 192
  4. ^ Reynolds, p. 66
  5. ^ An Encyclopedia of World History, (Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1952), chap. II., Ancient History, p. 121

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