Battle of Tzirallum

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The Battle of Tzirallum was a pivotal 313 AD clash in the Roman civil wars in which Licinius decisively defeated Maximinus Daia, helping secure his control over the Eastern Roman Empire.

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Battle of Tzirallum canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Tzirallum in Thrace ⓘ
approximateDate 30 April 313 ⓘ
associatedPolity Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine Empire

Roman Empire ⓘ
belligerentCommander Licinius I ⓘ
linked to: Licinius

Maximinus Daia ⓘ
belligerentSide Eastern Roman forces loyal to Licinius ⓘ
Eastern Roman forces loyal to Maximinus Daia ⓘ
cause Maximinus Daia’s attempt to seize Licinius’ territories ⓘ
power struggle among Tetrarchic emperors ⓘ
chronologicalPosition fought after the Battle of the Milvian Bridge ⓘ
combatant Forces of Licinius I ⓘ
Forces of Maximinus Daia ⓘ
conflictIn Roman civil wars of the Tetrarchy ⓘ
conflictType civil war battle ⓘ
date 313 ⓘ
effect end of Maximinus Daia’s rule ⓘ
expansion of Licinius’ authority in the East ⓘ
era Late Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Late Antiquity
followedBy consolidation of Licinius’ control over the Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
suicide of Maximinus Daia ⓘ
hasParticipant Licinius I ⓘ
linked to: Licinius

Maximinus Daia ⓘ
historicalContext struggle between Licinius and Maximinus Daia for control of the East ⓘ
historicalRegion Roman province of Thracia ⓘ
location Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine Empire

Thrace ⓘ
near Tzirallum ⓘ
militaryTheater Balkan Peninsula ⓘ
linked to: Balkans
outcome defeat of Maximinus Daia ⓘ
partOf Civil wars of the Tetrarchy ⓘ
precededBy Maximinus Daia’s invasion of Licinius’ territories ⓘ
relatedTo Battle of the Milvian Bridge ⓘ
Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I

Tetrarchy ⓘ
result decisive victory for Licinius I ⓘ
significance secured Licinius’ dominance in the East ⓘ
weakened remaining Tetrarchic rivals ⓘ
timePeriod early 4th century ⓘ
year 313 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Licinius → battle → Battle of Tzirallum ⓘ
Maximinus Daia → lostBattle → Battle of Tzirallum ⓘ
Battle of Mardia → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Tzirallum ⓘ