Battle of Segusio

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The Battle of Segusio was an early engagement in Constantine the Great’s Italian campaign of 312 CE, in which his forces captured the Alpine town of Segusio while advancing against his rival Maxentius.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
associatedWith Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I

Maxentius ⓘ
belligerent Constantine I ⓘ
Maxentius ⓘ
campaign Constantine I's Italian campaign of 312 ⓘ
combatant army of Constantine I ⓘ
garrison loyal to Maxentius ⓘ
commander Constantine I ⓘ
conflict Constantine I's Italian campaign ⓘ
date 312 ⓘ
312 CE ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Turin ⓘ
geographicalContext Alpine town on route from Gaul to Italy ⓘ
goal advance of Constantine I into northern Italy ⓘ
historicalEra Constantinian era ⓘ
historicalPeriod Late Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Late Antiquity
locatedInPresentDay Susa, Piedmont, Italy ⓘ
linked to: Susa, Italy
opponent forces loyal to Maxentius ⓘ
outcome Constantine I secured an Alpine gateway into Italy ⓘ
partOf Constantine I's war against Maxentius ⓘ
civil wars of the Tetrarchy ⓘ
place Alps ⓘ
Segusio ⓘ
Susa ⓘ
precededBy Constantine I's crossing of the Alps ⓘ
result Constantinian victory ⓘ
capture of Segusio by Constantine I ⓘ
strategicSignificance opened route from Gaul into Italy for Constantine I ⓘ
typeOfWarfare siege and assault on fortified town ⓘ
yearInRomanHistory 312 in the Roman Empire ⓘ

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