Battle of Adrianople (324)

When

4 Jul 324

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

41.67° N, 26.52° E

Description

324 battle

Constantine I's victory over Licinius

The Battle of Adrianople was fought in Thrace on July 3, 324, during a Roman civil war, the second to be waged between the two emperors Constantine I and Licinius. Licinius was soundly defeated and his army suffered heavy casualties. Constantine built up military momentum, winning further battles on land and sea, eventually leading to the final defeat of Licinius at Chrysopolis.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Adrianople: Emperor Constantine the Great defeats his rival Licinius near Adrianople, forcing him to retreat to Byzantium”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Der römische Kaiser Konstantin der Große besiegt in der Schlacht von Adrianopel seinen Mitkaiser Licinius, der anschließend nach Byzantium”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “victorieux à la bataille d'Andrinople (aujourd'hui Edirne), Constantin chasse Licinius de Byzance”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Batalla de Adrianópolis: Constantino I derrota a Licinio, forzándolo a retirarse a Bizancio”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Persian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “نبرد آدریانوپل: امپراتور کنستانتین کبیر رقیب خود لیسینیوس را در نزدیکی آدریانوپل شکست داد و او را مجبور به عقب‌نشینی به بیزانس کرد”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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