Constantine the Great’s campaign against Maxentius in northern Italy

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Constantine the Great’s campaign against Maxentius in northern Italy was a decisive early phase of the civil war of 312 CE, marked by rapid advances and key victories that paved the way for Constantine’s triumph at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military campaign ⓘ
phase of civil war ⓘ
associatedWith Constantine’s eventual sole rule over the Roman Empire ⓘ
rise of Constantine the Great ⓘ
commandedBy Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I
conflictWith Maxentius ⓘ
country Roman Empire ⓘ
describedAs decisive early phase of the civil war of 312 CE ⓘ
rapid advance ⓘ
followedBy Battle of the Milvian Bridge ⓘ
Constantine’s advance into central Italy ⓘ
hasPart Battle of Turin (312) ⓘ
Battle of Verona (312) ⓘ
Siege of Segusio ⓘ
operations leading to the Battle of the Milvian Bridge ⓘ
hasParticipant Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I

Maxentius ⓘ
historicalContext crisis of the Tetrarchy ⓘ
historicalPeriod Tetrarchic civil wars ⓘ
involves cavalry operations ⓘ
field battles ⓘ
siege warfare ⓘ
ledTo Constantine’s entry into Rome as victor in 312 ⓘ
political consolidation of Constantine in the Western Roman Empire ⓘ
location Cisalpine Gaul ⓘ
northern Italy ⓘ
linked to: Northern Italy
militaryObjective defeat of Maxentian forces in northern Italy ⓘ
opening the route to Rome ⓘ
securing the Alpine passes into Italy ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Turin (312) ⓘ
Battle of Verona (312) ⓘ
notableEngagement Siege of Segusio ⓘ
opponentTitle usurper Maxentius ⓘ
linked to: Maxentius
opposedBy forces loyal to Maxentius ⓘ
partOf civil war of 312 CE between Constantine and Maxentius ⓘ
precededBy Constantine’s preparations and march from Gaul ⓘ
primarySource Eusebius of Caesarea’s Vita Constantini ⓘ
linked to: Life of Constantine

Lactantius’s De Mortibus Persecutorum ⓘ
result Constantine’s control of northern Italy ⓘ
Constantinian victory ⓘ
collapse of Maxentian defenses in northern Italy ⓘ
startTime 312 ⓘ
strategicEffect opened road to Rome for Constantine ⓘ
weakened Maxentius’s military position ⓘ
temporalContext early 312 CE ⓘ
year 312 ⓘ

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Siege of Segusio → partOf → Constantine the Great’s campaign against Maxentius in northern Italy ⓘ
Constantine’s crossing of the Alps into Italy → partOf → Constantine’s 312 campaign against Maxentius ⓘ
linked to: Constantine the Great’s campaign against Maxentius in northern Italy
Constantine’s crossing of the Alps into Italy → conflict → Constantine’s war against Maxentius ⓘ
linked to: Constantine the Great’s campaign against Maxentius in northern Italy
Battle of Turin (312) → conflictIn → Constantine’s Italian campaign ⓘ
linked to: Constantine the Great’s campaign against Maxentius in northern Italy
Battle of Turin (312) → partOf → Constantine’s war against Maxentius ⓘ
linked to: Constantine the Great’s campaign against Maxentius in northern Italy
Battle of Verona (312) → partOfCampaign → Constantine’s Italian campaign of 312 ⓘ
linked to: Constantine the Great’s campaign against Maxentius in northern Italy
Battle of Segusio → conflict → Constantine I's Italian campaign ⓘ
linked to: Constantine the Great’s campaign against Maxentius in northern Italy
Battle of Segusio → campaign → Constantine I's Italian campaign of 312 ⓘ
linked to: Constantine the Great’s campaign against Maxentius in northern Italy