Battle of the Hellespont

When

Jul 324

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

40.20° N, 26.40° E

Description

battle

Ancient naval battle

The Battle of the Hellespont, consisting of two separate naval clashes, was fought in 324 between a Constantinian fleet, led by the eldest son of Constantine I, Crispus; and a larger fleet under Licinius' admiral, Abantus. Despite being outnumbered, Crispus won a very complete victory.

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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 the Hellespont: Flavius Julius Crispus, the designated heir of his father Constantine, destroys the naval fleet of Licinius in the Dardanelles”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Hellespont Muharebesi gerçekleşti”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “victoire de la flotte de Crispus sur Licinius à la bataille de l'Hellespont”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Batalla del Helesponto, Crispo derrota a la flota de Licinio, permitiendo que su padre Constantino pueda cruzar el Bósforo para entrar en las provincias…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Persian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “نبرد هلسپونت: فلاویوس جولیوس کریسپوس، وارث تعیین‌شده پدرش کنستانتین”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “ヘレスポントスの海戦 - コンスタンティヌス1世帝がリキニウス帝を破る。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page