Licinian forces

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The Licinian forces were the army loyal to the Roman emperor Licinius that opposed Constantine the Great during the civil wars of the early 4th-century Roman Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman army ⓘ
military force ⓘ
activeDuring early 4th century ⓘ
commandedBy Licinius ⓘ
Sextus Martinianus ⓘ
conflict Battle of Adrianople (324) ⓘ
Battle of Chrysopolis ⓘ
Battle of Cibalae ⓘ
Battle of Mardia ⓘ
Constantinian–Licinian civil wars ⓘ
country Roman Empire ⓘ
disbandedAfter defeat of Licinius in 324 ⓘ
fate absorbed into Constantine’s army ⓘ
geographicScope Asia Minor ⓘ
Balkans ⓘ
Eastern Roman provinces ⓘ
historicalRole decisive factor in Constantine’s rise to sole rule ⓘ
key participant in the end of the Tetrarchic system ⓘ
languageOfCommand Latin ⓘ
loyalTo Licinius ⓘ
operatedIn Roman Empire ⓘ
opponent Constantinian forces ⓘ
opposed Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I
participatedIn civil wars of the Tetrarchic period ⓘ
civil wars of the early 4th-century Roman Empire ⓘ
partOf Roman imperial armies ⓘ
religiousContext predominantly pagan with growing Christian presence ⓘ
used Roman military organization ⓘ
cavalry units ⓘ
late Roman legionary units ⓘ
naval forces ⓘ
usedAs imperial army of Licinius ⓘ
linked to: Licinian forces

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

Siege of Byzantium (324) → conflictSide → Licinian forces ⓘ
Constantinian forces → conflictWith → Licinian forces ⓘ
Constantinian forces → opposedFaction → Licinian imperial forces ⓘ
linked to: Licinian forces
Licinian forces → usedAs → imperial army of Licinius ⓘ
linked to: Licinian forces