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Siege of Ravenna (490–493)

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(Redirected from Siege of Ravenna (490-493)) 490–493 siege warfare between Ostrogoths and Herules Odoacer For the sixth-century siege, see Siege of Ravenna (539–540).
Siege of Ravenna
Part of the Roman-Germanic wars

Ostrogothic Kingdom
DateLate 490 – 5 March 493 CE
LocationRavenna
Result Ostrogothic victory
Belligerents
Ostrogoths
Rugii		 Heruls
Scirians
Commanders and leaders
Theodoric the Great Odoacer
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown
Conquest of Italy
by Theodoric the Great

The siege of Ravenna was a military engagement from 490–493, when Theodoric besieged Odoacer in Ravenna. The siege ended when the two men agreed to peace, but on 15 March 493 CE, Theodoric murdered Odoacer during a banquet.

References

  1. Spencer C. Tucker (2009). A Global Chronology of Conflict. ABC-CLIO. p. 179. ISBN 978-1-85109-672-5.


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