In 356, after leaving Cologne, Julian the Apostate, the future Roman emperor, wintered in Senonae (possibly modern Sens) in Gaul. Following desertions from his German federated troops, hostile Germanic warbands learned that his force was under-strength and moved to attack the town. However, lacking advanced siegecraft, they were not able to break into the town and could only prevent Julian from venturing outside the walls. After a month, they withdrew.[1]
Finally, after a month the savages withdrew crestfallen, muttering that they had been silly and foolish to have contemplated the blockade of the city. But — a thing to be regarded as a shameful situation — while Caesar was in jeopardy, Marcellus, master of the horse, although he was stationed in neighbouring posts, postponed sending him reinforcements; whereas even if the city alone was endangered, to say nothing of the prince's presence there, it ought to have been saved from the hardships of blockade by the intervention of a large force.[2]
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^Goldsworthy, Adrian. In the Name of Rome, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2003, p. 345
^Ammianus, Marcellinus; Rolfe, J.C. (tr). The History XVI 4 2–3. Loeb Classical Library. p. 213. Retrieved Mar 23, 2019.
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siege, senonae, 283333, 283333, part, roman, alamanni, conflictdate356locationsenonae, modern, franceresultroman, victorybelligerentswestern, roman, empirealamannicommanders, leadersjulian, apostate, unknownstrengthunknownunknowncasualties, lossesunknownunknow. 48 12 00 N 3 17 00 E 48 2 N 3 283333 E 48 2 3 283333 Siege of SenonaePart of Roman Alamanni conflictDate356LocationSenonae modern FranceResultRoman victoryBelligerentsWestern Roman EmpireAlamanniCommanders and leadersJulian the Apostate UnknownStrengthUnknownUnknownCasualties and lossesUnknownUnknown In 356 after leaving Cologne Julian the Apostate the future Roman emperor wintered in Senonae possibly modern Sens in Gaul Following desertions from his German federated troops hostile Germanic warbands learned that his force was under strength and moved to attack the town However lacking advanced siegecraft they were not able to break into the town and could only prevent Julian from venturing outside the walls After a month they withdrew 1 Finally after a month the savages withdrew crestfallen muttering that they had been silly and foolish to have contemplated the blockade of the city But a thing to be regarded as a shameful situation while Caesar was in jeopardy Marcellus master of the horse although he was stationed in neighbouring posts postponed sending him reinforcements whereas even if the city alone was endangered to say nothing of the prince s presence there it ought to have been saved from the hardships of blockade by the intervention of a large force 2 References edit Goldsworthy Adrian In the Name of Rome Weidenfeld and Nicolson 2003 p 345 Ammianus Marcellinus Rolfe J C tr The History XVI 4 2 3 Loeb Classical Library p 213 Retrieved Mar 23 2019 nbsp This article about a battle or war of Ancient Roman history is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Siege of Senonae amp oldid 1165189678, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
