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Battle of Ostia
Date	409 AD
Location	Ostia, Italy
Result	Visigothic victory
Belligerents
Visigoths	Western Roman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Alaric I	Unknown
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

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The Battle of Ostia was fought in 409 AD between the Visigoths and the Western Roman Empire. The battle was part of the invasion of Italy by the Visigothic king Alaric I. Having driven the emperor Honorius into Ravenna, Alaric laid siege to Rome. In order to support his siege, Alaric attacked the nearby city of Ostia at the mouth of the Tiber. He took the city port along with a massive amount of food supplies destined for the capital. A year after seizing Ostia, Alaric sacked Rome.

Sources

Jaques, Tony (2007). Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: F-O. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0313335389.

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-The '''Battle of Ostia''' was fought in 409 between the [[Visigoths]] and the [[Western Roman Empire]]. The battle was part of the invasion of [[Italy]] by the Visigothic king [[Alaric I]]. Having driven the [[Roman emperor|emperor]] [[Honorius (emperor)|Honorius]] into [[Ravenna]], Alaric laid siege to [[Rome]]. In order to support his siege, Alaric attacked the nearby city of [[Ostia Antica|Ostia]] at the mouth of the [[Tiber]]. He took the city port along with a massive amount of food supplies destined for the capital. A year after seizing Ostia, Alaric [[Sack of Rome (410)|sacked]] Rome.
+The '''Battle of Ostia''' was fought in 409 AD between the [[Visigoths]] and the [[Western Roman Empire]]. The battle was part of the invasion of [[Italy]] by the Visigothic king [[Alaric I]]. Having driven the [[Roman emperor|emperor]] [[Honorius (emperor)|Honorius]] into [[Ravenna]], Alaric laid siege to [[Rome]]. In order to support his siege, Alaric attacked the nearby city of [[Ostia Antica|Ostia]] at the mouth of the [[Tiber]]. He took the city port along with a massive amount of food supplies destined for the capital. A year after seizing Ostia, Alaric [[Sack of Rome (410)|sacked]] Rome.
 ==Sources==
-* {{cite book |last=Jaques |first=Tony |date=2007 |title=Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: F-O |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Dh6jydKXikoC |location= |publisher=[[Greenwood Publishing Group]] |page= |isbn=0313335389 |author-link= |ref=harv}}
+* {{cite book |last=Jaques |first=Tony |date=2007 |title=Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: F-O |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Dh6jydKXikoC |publisher=[[Greenwood Publishing Group]] |isbn=978-0313335389 }}
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