Siege of Autun
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| Siege of Autun | |||||||
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| Part of Part of Roman-Alamanni conflict Part of the Roman-Germanic wars |
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| Julian the Apostate | Unknown | ||||||
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In 356 AD, Roman Emperor Julian the Apostate received a report that Augustodunum (Autun) was under attack by a group of Alamanni and that as a result of the poor state of repair of the walls, the city was in danger of falling. He marched to Autun and relieved the siege[1].
[edit] References
- ^ Goldsworthy, Adrian. In the Name of Rome, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2003, p. 343
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