Siege of Autun
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In 356 AD, Roman
Emperor Julian the Apostate
received a report that Augustodunum (Autun) was under attack by a group of Alamanni
and that as a result of the poor state of repair of the walls, the city was in danger of falling. He marched to Autun and relieved the siege.
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Emperor Julian the Apostate
Julian the Apostate
Julian "the Apostate" , commonly known as Julian, or also Julian the Philosopher, was Roman Emperor from 361 to 363 and a noted philosopher and Greek writer....
received a report that Augustodunum (Autun) was under attack by a group of Alamanni
Alamanni
The Alamanni, Allemanni, or Alemanni were originally an alliance of Germanic tribes located around the upper Rhine river . One of the earliest references to them is the cognomen Alamannicus assumed by Roman Emperor Caracalla, who ruled the Roman Empire from 211 to 217 and claimed thereby to be...
and that as a result of the poor state of repair of the walls, the city was in danger of falling. He marched to Autun and relieved the siege.