Battle of Mons Seleucus

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The Battle of Mons Seleucus was a decisive clash in 353 AD in which the Roman emperor Constantius II defeated the usurper Magnentius, effectively restoring his sole rule over the Roman Empire.

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Battle of Mons Seleucus canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
after Battle of Mursa Major ⓘ
belligerent forces loyal to Constantius II ⓘ
forces of Magnentius ⓘ
chronology took place late in the reign of Constantius II ⓘ
combatant Constantius II ⓘ
Magnentius ⓘ
conflict usurpation of Magnentius ⓘ
country Roman Empire ⓘ
date 353 ⓘ
era Late Antiquity ⓘ
followedBy consolidation of Constantius II's rule ⓘ
suicide of Magnentius ⓘ
hasCause usurpation of the imperial throne by Magnentius ⓘ
hasEffect elimination of Magnentius as political rival ⓘ
strengthening of imperial central authority ⓘ
historicalRegion Gaul ⓘ
location Gallia Narbonensis ⓘ
Western Roman Empire ⓘ
near modern La Bâtie-Montsaléon ⓘ
namedAfter Mons Seleucus ⓘ
opponent Constantius II vs Magnentius ⓘ
outcome Constantius II became sole Augustus of the Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Constantius II
participant Roman legions loyal to Constantius II ⓘ
Roman legions loyal to Magnentius ⓘ
partOf 4th-century Roman history ⓘ
Roman civil wars ⓘ
reign of Constantius II ⓘ
place Mons Seleucus ⓘ
pointInTime 353 ⓘ
relatedTo Battle of Mursa Major ⓘ
civil war between Constantius II and Magnentius ⓘ
result decisive victory for Constantius II ⓘ
defeat of Magnentius ⓘ
restoration of Constantius II as sole Roman emperor ⓘ
significance ended Magnentius' rebellion ⓘ
reunified the Roman Empire under Constantius II ⓘ
temporalContext after the death of Constans I ⓘ
yearInRomanCalendar AD 353 ⓘ

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Magnentius → battledAt → Battle of Mons Seleucus ⓘ
Battle of Mursa Major → followedBy → Battle of Mons Seleucus ⓘ