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Flavius Aetius Biography and Timeline

Follow Flavius Aetius through 16 dated historical records for Roman Empire.

Flavius Aetius, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

16Distinct records
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396–451Years on this page

396

Birth of Flavius Aetius

Dorostolus · Warfare / Military

Birth of Flavius Aetius

425

Execution

Ravenna · Warfare / Military

Arrives in Ravenna 3 days after Joannes defeat and execution

Rebellion of Flavius Aetius

Warfare / Military

Leads an Army of 60,000 Romans into Italy in support Joannes, who had proclaimed himself Emperor

Rebellion of Rebels in Ravenna

Ravenna · Warfare / Military

Arrives in Ravenna 3 days after Joannes defeat and execution. Aetius secures a pardon & obtains the office of Magister militum per Gallias, Master of Soldiers in Gaul

Battle of Arles

Master Soldiers-Gaul · Arles · Warfare / Military

Aetius defeats the Visigoths at Arles, forcing them to return to Aquitaine

Master of the Soldiers

Master Soldiers-Gaul · Warfare / Military

Appointed Magister militum per Gallias, Master of Soldiers in Gaul

Siege of Noricum

Master Soldiers-Gaul · Noricum · Warfare / Military

Defends Noricum against German attacks

432

Battle of Rimini

Patrician · Rimini · Warfare / Military

Fights Boniface who wins the battle tactically but is mortally wounded & dies a few months later. Aetius escapes to Dalmatia & with the help of the Huns, for which they were rewarded Pannonia

Exile of Flavius Aetius

Patrician · Dalmatia · Warfare / Military

Aetius escapes to Dalmatia & with the help of the Huns, for which they were rewarded Pannonia, restored by Placidia 433

Patrician

Patrician · Warfare / Military

Appointed Patrician

Rule of Pannonia

Patrician · Pannonia · Warfare / Military

Fights Boniface who wins the battle tactically but is mortally wounded & dies a few months later. Aetius escapes to Dalmatia & with the help of the Huns, for which they were rewarded Pannonia

433

Exile of Flavius Aetius

Patrician · Warfare / Military

Aetius is restored by Placidia

Restoration

Patrician · Warfare / Military

Aetius is restored by Placidia

451

Battle of Chalons

General · Chalons · Warfare / Roman Empire-Hun War

Commander of a combined Roman & Visigoth Army which defeats the Huns. between the allied forces & foederati led by General Flavius Aetius & the Visigoth king Theodoric against the Huns

Invasion of France

General · Warfare / Roman Empire-Hun War

A large army of Huns, led by Attila, invades Gaul & captures several cities, then proceeds towards Orleans

Siege of Orleans

General · Orleans · Warfare / Roman Empire-Hun War

Aetius & the Visigoth King Theodoric I move in to relieve the city of Orleans

Records, sources and methodology

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