Battle of Mons Seleucus

When

Aug 353

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

44.46° N, 5.74° E

Description

353 battle won by Constantius II

Battle won by Constantius II

The Battle of Mons Seleucus was fought in 353 between the armies of the Roman emperor Constantius II and the usurper Magnentius. Constantius' forces were victorious. Support for Magnentius had been eroding since his defeat at the Battle of Mursa Major two years prior; after Mons Seleucus his cause collapsed and he killed himself.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Mons Seleucus: Emperor Constantius II defeats the usurper Magnentius, who commits suicide in Gaul in order to avoid capture”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Mons Seleucus Muharebesi”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Nach seinem endgültigen Sieg über Magnentius in der Schlacht am Mons Seleucus herrscht Kaiser Constantius II. über das gesamte römische Reich”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Constance II, qui vient de franchir les Alpes au Montgenèvre, bat une seconde fois Magnence à Mons Seleucus”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Битва при горе Селевк — Констанций одерживает победу над Магненцием”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Batalla de Mons Seleucus: Constancio II derrota al usurpador Magnencio, que se suicida”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• Roman civil war of 350–353350 · Civil war