Emperor Honorius fled the Imperial capital in Mediolanum upon the rapid advance of the Goths through northern Italy. His original intent of escaping to Arles was foiled by an advanced Gothic party which blocked his western march. Pursued by the invaders, the Emperor with his retinue fled instead to Asti, then named Hasta. The Goths placed Hasta under siege until March when General Stilicho, bringing reinforcements from the Rhine, forced them to lift the siege and retreat to a more convenient terrain in Pollentia, where they battled the Roman army.
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^"View of the siege of Asti, 1615 (Asti, Piedmont, Italy) 44°54ʹ05ʺN 08°12ʹ27ʺE". rct.uk. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
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siege, asti, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, siege, asti, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, f. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Siege of Asti 402 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2024 Learn how and when to remove this template message The siege of Asti was a siege in 402 CE laid by the Visigoths under their king Alaric I after the Visigothic invasion of Northern Italy 1 Siege of AstiPart of the Gothic War 401 403 Date402 CELocationAsti ItalyResultRoman VictoryBelligerentsVisigothsRoman EmpireCommanders and leadersAlaric IStilicho Emperor Honorius fled the Imperial capital in Mediolanum upon the rapid advance of the Goths through northern Italy His original intent of escaping to Arles was foiled by an advanced Gothic party which blocked his western march Pursued by the invaders the Emperor with his retinue fled instead to Asti then named Hasta The Goths placed Hasta under siege until March when General Stilicho bringing reinforcements from the Rhine forced them to lift the siege and retreat to a more convenient terrain in Pollentia where they battled the Roman army References edit View of the siege of Asti 1615 Asti Piedmont Italy 44 54ʹ05ʺN 08 12ʹ27ʺE rct uk 10 December 2019 Retrieved 22 February 2024 nbsp This article about a battle or war of Ancient Roman history is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This European history related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Siege of Asti 402 amp oldid 1209552084, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
