Battle of Chrysopolis

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The Battle of Chrysopolis was a decisive clash in 324 AD in which Constantine the Great defeated his rival Licinius, leading to his sole rule over the Roman Empire.

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Battle of Chrysopolis canonical 14
The Battle of Constantine 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
after Battle of Adrianople (324) ⓘ
aftermath Constantine controlled both eastern and western provinces ⓘ
Licinius forced to abdicate ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Scutari ⓘ
belligerent Eastern Roman forces of Licinius ⓘ
Western Roman forces of Constantine ⓘ
chronologicalOrder one of the final battles of the Constantinian–Licinian conflict ⓘ
combatant Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I

Licinius ⓘ
commander Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I

Crispus ⓘ
Licinius ⓘ
Martinian ⓘ
conflictIn Roman civil wars ⓘ
consequence consolidation of Constantine’s power ⓘ
end of Licinius’ rule ⓘ
reunification of the Roman Empire under Constantine ⓘ
date 324 ⓘ
era Late Antiquity ⓘ
followedBy execution of Licinius ⓘ
geographicalContext near the Bosporus ⓘ
historicalPeriod Constantinian dynasty ⓘ
locatedIn Bithynia ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Istanbul, Turkey ⓘ
linked to: Istanbul

Üsküdar ⓘ
locatedOn Asian shore of the Bosporus ⓘ
outcome Constantine became sole Roman emperor ⓘ
partOf Constantine’s wars of unification ⓘ
Constantinian–Licinian civil war ⓘ
place Chrysopolis ⓘ
politicalEffect abolition of the remaining power-sharing arrangements of the Tetrarchy ⓘ
establishment of Constantine as sole Augustus ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Adrianople (324) ⓘ
relatedTo Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I

Licinius ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ
Tetrarchy ⓘ
linked to: Tetrarchs
religiousContext conflict between emperors with differing religious policies ⓘ
result decisive victory for Constantine the Great ⓘ
significance decisive battle in the struggle for control of the Roman Empire ⓘ
paved the way for Constantine’s religious and administrative reforms ⓘ
temporalLocation 4th century ⓘ
typeOfConflict civil war battle ⓘ
year 324 ⓘ

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Referenced by (15)

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

Licinius → battle → Battle of Chrysopolis ⓘ
Constantinian civil war → hasPart → Battle of Chrysopolis ⓘ
Raphael Rooms → containsWork → The Battle of Constantine ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Chrysopolis
Battle of Adrianople (324) → followedBy → Battle of Chrysopolis ⓘ
Battle of the Hellespont → followedBy → Battle of Chrysopolis ⓘ
Battle of the Hellespont → relatedTo → Battle of Chrysopolis ⓘ
Siege of Byzantium (324) → followedBy → Battle of Chrysopolis ⓘ
Battle of Cibalae → relatedTo → Battle of Chrysopolis ⓘ
Forces of Licinius I → engagedInBattle → Battle of Chrysopolis ⓘ
Forces of Licinius I → disbandedAfter → Battle of Chrysopolis ⓘ
Battle of Scutari → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Chrysopolis ⓘ
Constantinian forces → notableEngagement → Battle of Chrysopolis ⓘ
Licinian forces → conflict → Battle of Chrysopolis ⓘ
Battle of Campus Ardiensis → isRelatedEvent → Battle of Chrysopolis ⓘ