Battle of the Catalaunian Fields

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Huns retreated from Gaul
gptkbp:alliance Visigoths led by Theodoric I
gptkbp:casualties significant on both sides
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Flavius_Aetius
gptkb:Attila_the_Hun
gptkbp:cultural_references in literature and art
gptkbp:date 451 AD
gptkbp:depicted_in gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:duration one day
gptkbp:fought_in open fields
Huns and their allies
Romans and their allies
gptkbp:has_weakness approximately 30,000
gptkbp:historical_context debated by historians
decline of the Western Roman Empire
gptkbp:historical_debate whether it was a turning point
gptkbp:historical_impact shifted power dynamics in Europe
gptkbp:historical_period Late Antiquity
gptkbp:historical_significance near modern-day Chalons-en-Champagne
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Catalaunian Fields
gptkbp:influenced the fall of the Western Roman Empire
subsequent battles in Europe
gptkbp:involved_countries gptkb:Burgundians
gptkb:Visigoths
Alans
Franks
gptkbp:involved_forces approximately 60,000
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in historical reenactments
gptkbp:is_considered_as one of the last major battles of the Roman Empire
gptkbp:legacy influenced future Roman military strategy
gptkbp:location Catalaunian Fields
gptkbp:military_strategy combined arms
gptkbp:notable_allies various Germanic tribes
gptkbp:notable_event in the history of warfare.
gptkbp:notable_for the involvement of multiple tribes
gptkbp:outcome stopped Hunnic expansion
gptkbp:part_of Hunnic Wars
gptkbp:primary_source gptkb:Jordanes
gptkb:Ammianus_Marcellinus
gptkbp:result decisive Roman victory
gptkbp:significance halted Hunnic invasion of Gaul
gptkbp:strategic_importance flanking attacks
control of Gaul
defend Roman territories
gptkbp:type land battle
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Châlons-en-Champagne
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5