Battle of Verona (312)

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The Battle of Verona (312) was a key engagement in Constantine the Great’s civil war that helped secure his control over northern Italy and paved the way for his eventual victory over Maxentius.

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Battle of Verona (312) canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
associatedWith decline of Maxentius’s rule in Rome ⓘ
rise of Constantine as sole ruler in the West ⓘ
belligerent forces loyal to Constantine the Great ⓘ
forces loyal to Maxentius ⓘ
combatant Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I

Maxentius ⓘ
commandedBy Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I
conflict Constantine’s civil war against Maxentius ⓘ
consequence secured Constantine’s control over northern Italy ⓘ
weakened Maxentius’s position in Italy ⓘ
date 312 ⓘ
defendedBy Ruricius Pompeianus ⓘ
era Late Antiquity ⓘ
Tetrarchic period ⓘ
linked to: Tetrarchic dynasty
followedBy Battle of the Milvian Bridge ⓘ
geopoliticalContext struggle for control of the Western Roman Empire ⓘ
historicalPeriod Roman Empire ⓘ
locatedIn Italy ⓘ
Western Roman Empire ⓘ
northern Italy ⓘ
opponentOf Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I

Maxentius ⓘ
outcome victory for Constantine the Great ⓘ
partOf civil war between Constantine and Maxentius ⓘ
partOfCampaign Constantine’s Italian campaign of 312 ⓘ
place Verona ⓘ
precededBy Constantine’s invasion of Italy in 312 ⓘ
relatedTo Battle of the Milvian Bridge ⓘ
Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I

Maxentius ⓘ
result Constantinian victory ⓘ
significance key engagement in Constantine’s civil war ⓘ
paved the way for Constantine’s eventual victory over Maxentius ⓘ
strategicImportance opened the road to Rome for Constantine ⓘ
strategicObjective control of northern Italy ⓘ
usedForcesType Roman legions ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
year 312 ⓘ

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