Birth of Flavius Aetius396
Birth of Flavius Aetius
Historical person
Flavius Aetius Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Flavius Aetius, based on 16 World History Database records associated with Roman Empire.
16 records396–45115 events9 places
Chronological biography
396
425
Battle of Arles425
Aetius defeats the Visigoths at Arles, forcing them to return to Aquitaine
Execution425
Arrives in Ravenna 3 days after Joannes defeat and execution
Master of the Soldiers425
Appointed Magister militum per Gallias, Master of Soldiers in Gaul
Reballion of Flavius Aetius425
Leads an Army of 60,000 Romans into Italy in support Joannes, who had proclaimed himself Emperor
Reballion of Rebels in Ravenna425
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
Siege of Noricum425
Defends Noricum against German attacks
432
Battle of Rimini432
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 Aetius432
Aetius escapes to Dalmatia & with the help of the Huns, for which they were rewarded Pannonia, restored by Placidia 433
Patrician432
Appointed Patrician
Rule of Pannonia432
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 Aetius433
Aetius is restored by Placidia
Restoration433
Aetius is restored by Placidia
451
Invasion of France451
A large army of Huns, led by Attila, invades Gaul & captures several cities, then proceeds towards Orleans
Siege of Orleans451
Aetius & the Visigoth King Theodoric I move in to relieve the city of Orleans
Battle of Chalons20 September 451
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
Titles and roles
General · Master Soldiers-Gaul · Patrician
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.