Battle of Scutari

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The Battle of Scutari, better known as the Battle of Chrysopolis (AD 324), was a decisive clash in which Constantine the Great defeated Licinius to become sole ruler of the Roman Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
civil war battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Chrysopolis ⓘ
associatedWith Constantine I ⓘ
Licinius I ⓘ
linked to: Licinius

Roman Empire ⓘ
belligerentSide Constantinian faction ⓘ
Licinian faction ⓘ
chronologicalOrder late phase of the civil wars of the Tetrarchy ⓘ
combatant Roman forces of Constantine I ⓘ
Roman forces of Licinius I ⓘ
commander Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I

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

Licinius ⓘ
date AD 324 ⓘ
decisiveFor Constantine’s establishment as sole Augustus ⓘ
era Late Antiquity ⓘ
followedBy abdication and later execution of Licinius ⓘ
geopoliticalContext struggle between Eastern and Western imperial courts ⓘ
historicalPeriod reign of Constantine the Great ⓘ
location Asian shore of the Bosporus ⓘ
linked to: Bosphorus region

Chrysopolis ⓘ
near Chalcedon ⓘ
militaryTheater Bithynia ⓘ
opponentRemovedFromPower Licinius I ⓘ
linked to: Licinius
outcome defeat of Licinius ⓘ
end of Licinius’s rule in the East ⓘ
reunification of the Roman Empire under Constantine ⓘ
partOf Roman civil wars of the Tetrarchy ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Adrianople (AD 324) ⓘ
presentDayLocation Üsküdar, Istanbul, Turkey ⓘ
linked to: Üsküdar
relatedEvent Constantine’s foundation of Constantinople ⓘ
result Constantine becomes sole Roman emperor ⓘ
decisive victory for Constantine the Great ⓘ
riverOrStraitNearby Bosporus ⓘ
significance decisive clash in the struggle for control of the Roman Empire ⓘ
marked the end of the Tetrarchic power-sharing system ⓘ
paved the way for Constantine’s religious and administrative reforms ⓘ
territorialContext Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine Empire
typeOfConflict civil war within the Roman Empire ⓘ
year 324 ⓘ

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Battle of Chrysopolis → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Scutari ⓘ