Battle of Chrysopolis
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The Battle of Chrysopolis was fought on 18 September 324 between the Roman emperors Constantine I and Licinius near Chrysopolis, opposite Byzantium on the Asiatic shore of the Bosphorus. The battle fo
The battle of Constantine and Licinius by Peter Paul Rubens, c. 17th century.
Heads from former statues of Licinius (left) and Constantine (right).
A coin of Constantine (c. 337) showing a depiction of his Labarum standard spearing a serpent.
Gold multiple showing Licinius and his son Licinius II, executed after Constantine’s victory.
Civil wars of the Tetrarchy
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The civil wars of the Tetrarchy were a series of conflicts between the co-emperors of the Roman Empire, starting from 306 AD with the usurpation of Maxentius and the defeat of Severus, and ending with
Battle of Chrysopolis
…Battle of Chrysopolis Part of the civil wars of the Tetrarchy The battle of Constantine and Licinius by Peter Paul Rubens, c. 17th century. Date 18 September 324 Location Chrysopolis (modern Üsküdar, Turkey) Result…
Constantine at the battle of the Milvian Bridge, fresco by Raphael, Vatican Rooms.
The emperor Diocletian, who established the Tetrarchy.
The Battle of the Milvian Bridge saw the death of Maxentius in 312 AD.