Bainobaudes (c. 320 - 357 AD) was a Roman soldier of Frank ancestry who served under emperors

Constantius II Constantius II (; ; 7 August 317 – 3 November 361) was Roman emperor from 337 to 361. His reign saw constant warfare on the borders against the Sasanian Empire and Germanic peoples, while internally the Roman Empire went through repeated civ ...

and Julian.Burns, T.S., ''Rome and the Barbarians: 100 BC-AD 400''. p332 Bainobaudes was tribune of the ''scola Scutatiorum'' under the ''Caesar'' Julian during his campaigns against the

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. During a pincer movement led by Julian and the general Barbatio, a band of Alamanni slipped past them and attacked

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(

Lyon Lyon (Franco-Provençal: ''Liyon'') is a city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, north ...

). Julian sent the tribunes Valentinian (the future emperor) and Bainobaudes to watch the road the raiders would have to return by. However, their efforts were hindered by Barbatio and his tribune Cella. The Alamann king Chnodomarius took advantage of the situation and attacked the Romans in detail, inflicting heavy losses. Barbatio complained to Constantius and the debacle was blamed on Bainobaudes and Valentinian, who were cashiered from the army. However, Bainobaudes' position was soon rehabilitated and he was made tribune of the ''

Cornuti The ''Cornuti'' ("horned") was an ''auxilia palatina'' unit of the Late Roman army, active in the 4th and 5th century. It was probably related to the ''Cornuti seniores'' and the ''Cornuti iuniores''. History According to some scholars, they ...

''. Bainobaudes was killed during the Battle of Argentoratum, a decisive Roman victory against the Alamanni.

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