Battle of Antioch (218)

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The Battle of Antioch (218) was a decisive clash during the Roman imperial civil war in which the forces of the usurper-emperor Macrinus were routed by those of Elagabalus, leading to Macrinus’s downfall and Elagabalus’s accession to the throne.

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Battle of Antioch (218) canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
belligerent Roman imperial forces loyal to Elagabalus ⓘ
Roman imperial forces loyal to Macrinus ⓘ
category 218 in the Roman Empire ⓘ
3rd-century conflicts ⓘ
Battles involving the Roman Empire ⓘ
combatant forces of Elagabalus ⓘ
forces of Macrinus ⓘ
commander Elagabalus ⓘ
Macrinus ⓘ
conflict Roman imperial civil war of 218 ⓘ
consequence accession of Elagabalus as Roman emperor ⓘ
downfall of Macrinus ⓘ
date 8 June 218 ⓘ
era Crisis of the Third Century precursor period ⓘ
follows earlier clashes between Macrinus and Elagabalus ⓘ
location Syria ⓘ
near Antioch ⓘ
opponent Elagabalus ⓘ
Macrinus ⓘ
outcome defeat of Macrinus ⓘ
partOf Roman imperial civil war of 218 ⓘ
history of the Roman Empire ⓘ
placeInHistory one of the key battles fought near Antioch in Roman times ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Immae (218) ⓘ
relatedTo Elagabalus ⓘ
Macrinus ⓘ
Roman–Parthian frontier region ⓘ
Severan dynasty ⓘ
result decisive victory for Elagabalus ⓘ
significance decisive engagement of the civil war of 218 ⓘ
ended Macrinus’s reign as Roman emperor ⓘ
secured the throne for Elagabalus ⓘ
year 218 ⓘ

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Macrinus → defeatedAt → Battle of Antioch (218) ⓘ
Reign of Macrinus → hasEvent → Battle of Antioch (218) ⓘ