page_title: Chronology of warfare between the Romans and Germanic tribes
section_title: 5th century
hierarchical_section_title: Chronology of warfare between the Romans and Germanic tribes / Chronology / 5th century
caption_attribution_description: English: Political division in Europe, North Africa and Near East after the end of the Western Roman Empire in 476 AD. Español: Mapa político de Europa, el Norte de África y Oriente Próximo tras el fin del Imperio Romano de Occidente en 476 d.C.
context_page_description: This is a chronology of warfare between the Romans and various Germanic tribes between 113 BC and 596 AD. The nature of these wars varied through time between Roman conquest, Germanic uprisings and later Germanic invasions in the Roman Empire that started in the late 2nd century BC. The series of conflicts, which began in the 5th century under the Western Roman Emperor Honorius, was one of many factors which led to the ultimate downfall of the Western Roman Empire.
context_section_description: 401–402, Raid in Raetia by Vandals.
  401–403, Invasion of Italy by Visigoths under Alaric I, Gothic War.
  402, Gothic Siege of Asti lifted by Stilicho.
  402, Alaric defeated by Stilicho at the Battle of Pollentia.
  403, Alaric's army destroyed at the Battle of Verona, Visigoths pushed into former Illyricum by Stilicho.
  405–406, Siege of Florentina, Battle of Faesulae, Execution of Gothic King Radagaisus, 12,000 Gothic higher-status fighters are drafted into the Roman army.
  406, War between Frankish federates and Vandals, Battle of Moguntiacum, Vandal King Godigisel dies in battle, Alans under King Respendial rescue the Vandals, Invasion of Gaul by Vandals, Suebi, Burgundians and Alans, Fall of Roman Gaul.
  408, Failed invasion of Moesia by Huns and Germanic mercenaries led by Uldin the Hun, Capture of thousands of Germanic mercenaries, Execution of Roman General Stilicho, Slaughter of wives and children of barbarian foederati, Siege of Rome by Visigoths, Attacks on Roman Britain by Saxons.
  409, 2nd Siege of Rome by Visigoths, Invasion of Roman Spain by Vandals, Suebi (Marcomanni, Quadi, Buri) and Alans.
  410, Sack of Rome by Visigoths, Begin of attacks on Vandals by Visigoths, Begin of Barbarian raids by Picts, Scoti and Irish Celts, End of Roman rule in Britain, Suevi establish a Kingdom in Galicia.
  411, Jovinus declares himself Western Roman Emperor with aid of the Burgundians, Franks and Alans, Burgundians establish a Kingdom left of the Rhine under King Gundahar.
  413, Capture of Narbonne and Toulouse by Visigoths led by King Ataulf, Usurper Jovinus is executed, Sack of Trier by Franks.
  421, Sack of Trier by Franks.
  422, Capture and Execution of Frankish King Theudemeres by Romans, Attack on Vandals by Romans.
  426–436, Campaigns against the Visigoths in southern Gaul under Western Emperor Valentinian III, Battle of Narbonne, Capture of Visigothic chieftain Anaolsus.
  428, Invasion of Northern Gaul by Salian Franks led by King Chlodio.
  428–431, Failed Roman campaigns against Salian Franks, Alemannic Juthungi on the Rhine and Danube, Germanus of Auxerre leads Romano-Britons to a victory against Saxon raiders.
  429–439, Invasion of Africa by Vandals led by Vandal King Genseric, Siege of Hippo Regius, Capture of Carthage by Vandals, Capture of Roman navy by Vandals, Pillaging of Sicily, Begin of pirate raids by Vandals.
  431, Invasion to the Somme River by Salian Franks.
  436–437, Invasion of Burgundian Rhineland by Hun mercenaries controlled by Rome, Burgundian King Gundahar dies in battle.
  c. 443, Britain plunges into civil war, Groans of the Britons, Britain is abandoned by Western Emperor Valentinian III.
  448, Defeat of the Salian Franks in the Battle of Vicus Helena by Roman General Aëtius, Frankish King Chlodio dies in battle.
  451, Invasion of Gaul by the Huns with Frankish, Gothic and Burgundian mercenaries led by Attila the Hun, Sack of Trier, Attack on Metz, Siege of Orléans, Coalition of Romans, Franks and Visigoths led by General Aëtius stop the Huns in the Battle of Châlons, Visigothic King Theodoric I dies in battle.
  452, Invasion of northern Italy under Attila the Hun: Sack of Aquileia, Vicetia, Verona, Brixia, Bergamum and Milan.
  453, Hunnic and Germanic attacks on Constantinople, Attila the Hun dies during heavy drinking.
  454, Assassination of Roman General Aëtius, Gepids establish a kingdom in Pannonia.
  455, Sack of Rome by Vandals, Capture of Empress Licinia Eudoxia by Vandals.
  456, Visigoths defeat the Suebic Kingdom of Galicia in the Battle of Órbigo.
  458, Emperor Majorian leads the Roman army to a victory over the Vandals near Sinuessa, Roman victory over the Visigoths in southern Gaul in the Battle of Arelate.
  459, Seizure of Trier by Franks, Roman reconquest of southern Gaul and most of Hispania under Emperor Majorian.
  460, Roman victory over the Suebi at Lucus Augusti, Roman fleet is destroyed by traitors paid by the Vandals, Attack on the kingdom of the Vandals cancelled.
  461, Seventeen Vandal ships destroy forty Roman ships in a surprise attack.
  463, Battle of Orleans.
  465, Ostrogothic King Valamir dies in
caption: Europe in the late 5th century (476–486).
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