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The siege of Narbonne was a conflict between the Visigothic Foederati of Aquitania and the Western Roman Empire.
Battle of Narbonne | |||||||
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Part of the Gothic War (436-439) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Western Roman Empire Huns | Visigoths | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Litorius Flavius Aetius | Theodoric I | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
Location within France |
History
editThe siege began in late 436 and carried over into 437, when the Roman Magister Militum Litorius arrived with a force of Huns and the Gallic Field Army.[1] Litorius surprised the Visigoths and routed their army before they could draw up a coherent battle line.[2] Prosper of Aquitaine records that to alleviate the starvation of the city, each soldier in Litorius' army was ordered to carry two measures of wheat for the citizens of Narbonne.[3]
References
edit- ^ Sidonius Apollonaris, Carmen 7.246-248
- ^ Prosper of Aquitaine, s.a. 436
- ^ Prosper of Aquitaine, s.a. 436