Catalaunum - Catalaunum

Japanese: カタラウヌム - かたらうぬむ
Catalaunum - Catalaunum

…the decisive battle between Attila's Hun army and the Western European coalition army under General Aetius of the Western Roman Empire, which took place in June 451 on the plains of Catalaunum (today the region of Chalons-sur-Marne in northeastern France). It is said that 165,000 men were killed on both sides in this battle, but the Western European coalition won the victory.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Catalaunum" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…451年6月カタラウヌムCatalaunum平原(今日のフランス北東部のシャロン・シュル・マルヌ地方)で行われたアッティラのフン軍と西ローマ帝国のアエティウス将軍麾下(きか)の西ヨーロッパ連合軍との決戦。この戦いで両軍の戦死者は16万5000を数えたというが,勝利は西ヨーロッパ連合軍側に帰した。…

※「カタラウヌム」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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