Conflict: Roman Civil Wars
Combatants: Constantine I vs. Licinius
Location: Turkey
Outcome: Constantinian victory
Disputes between the two Roman emperors, Constantine I and Licinius, broke out into civil war in 323. On July 3rd of that year, the two armies met near Adrianople each with a strength of up to 150,000 men. Constantine I personally led his soldiers to victory and drove Licinius fleeing back to Byzantium with losses as high as 50,000 men.
Points of Interest:
Licinius surrendered to Constantine and was executed in 325.
Constantine I is most famous for issuing edicts of toleration for all religions (June 313) and later established Christianity as the official faith of the empire.
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Sources:
Dupuy, Trevor N., Johnson, Curt, & Bongard, David L. (1992). The Harper's Encyclopedia of Military Biography. New York: Castle Books (HarperCollins).
Dupuy, R. Ernest & Dupuy, Trevor N. (1993). The Harper's Encyclopedia of Military History. New York: HarperCollins.
Eggenberger, David (1985). An Encyclopedia of Battles: Accounts of Over 1,560 Battles from 1479 B.C. to the Present. New York: Dover Publications, Inc.
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