{"slug": "faenza", "label": "Faenza", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faenza", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52981", "qid": "Q52981", "description": "town and comune in Italy", "entries": 6, "years": 6, "span": [490, 1797], "span_label": ["490 CE", "1797 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 5}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "ostrogoths", "label": "Ostrogoths", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "papal-states", "label": "Papal States", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "guelphs-and-ghibellines", "label": "Guelphs and Ghibellines", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "byzantine-empire", "label": "Byzantine Empire", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "totila", "label": "Totila", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "gothic-war-535554", "label": "Gothic War (535–554)", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "italy", "label": "Italy", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "august", "label": "August", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "republic-of-pisa", "label": "Republic of Pisa", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "ravenna", "label": "Ravenna", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "odoacer", "label": "Odoacer", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "republic-of-florence", "label": "Republic of Florence", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 490, "year_label": "490 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Spring – Odoacer receives reinforcements from the south and leaves Ravenna. He defeats the Ostrogoths near Faenza.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364755224#Europe", "title": "490", "revid": 1364755224, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 542, "year_label": "542 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Spring – Battle of Faventia: King Totila scatters the Byzantine forces near Faventia (modern Faenza) with 5,000 men, beginning the resurgence of Gothic resistance to the reconquest of Italy.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340799594#Europe", "title": "542", "revid": 1340799594, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1240, "year_label": "1240 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "August", "text": "August – Siege of Faenza: Frederick II lays siege to the town of Faenza during the war of the Guelphs and Ghibellines. Meanwhile, Frederick makes an alliance with Pisa to support his campaign against the Papal States.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361428406#Europe", "title": "1240", "revid": 1361428406, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1282, "year_label": "1282 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 1", "text": "May 1 – Battle of Forlì: A French expeditionary army under Jean d'Eppe launches an assault on Forlì and breaches the outer wall. While they plunder the suburbs, Guido I da Montefeltro sends a small force out the gate on the opposite side of the city. In an ambush, forces of the Guelphs and Ghibellines defeat the main army of d'Eppe, who is forced to retreat to Faenza. He asks the Pope for reinforcements, but this is refused.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359685493#Europe", "title": "1282", "revid": 1359685493, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1376, "year_label": "1376 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "February 12", "text": "February 12 – English mercenary John Hawkwood, condottiero for Pope Gregory XI in the War of the Eight Saints against the Republic of Florence, arrives at Faenza to suppress a potential revolt against the papal governor. He and his soldiers, who were not paid by the Pope, go on to loot the town instead of protecting it.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371264713#January–March", "title": "1376", "revid": 1371264713, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1797, "year_label": "1797 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "February 3", "text": "February 3 – Battle of Faenza: A French corps (9,000 men) under General Claude-Victor Perrin defeats the forces from the Papal States, at Castel Bolognese near Faenza, Italy.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368310974#January–March", "title": "1797", "revid": 1368310974, "section": "Events › January–March"}}]}