Battle of Segusio

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The Battle of Segusio was an early engagement in Constantine the Great’s Italian campaign of 312 CE, in which his forces captured the Alpine town of Segusio while advancing against his rival Maxentius.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
associatedWith Constantine the Great
linked to: Constantine I

Maxentius
belligerent Constantine I
Maxentius
campaign Constantine I's Italian campaign of 312
combatant army of Constantine I
garrison loyal to Maxentius
commander Constantine I
conflict Constantine I's Italian campaign
date 312
312 CE
followedBy Battle of Turin
geographicalContext Alpine town on route from Gaul to Italy
goal advance of Constantine I into northern Italy
historicalEra Constantinian era
historicalPeriod Late Roman Empire
linked to: Late Antiquity
locatedInPresentDay Susa, Piedmont, Italy
linked to: Susa, Italy
opponent forces loyal to Maxentius
outcome Constantine I secured an Alpine gateway into Italy
partOf Constantine I's war against Maxentius
civil wars of the Tetrarchy
place Alps
Segusio
Susa
precededBy Constantine I's crossing of the Alps
result Constantinian victory
capture of Segusio by Constantine I
strategicSignificance opened route from Gaul into Italy for Constantine I
typeOfWarfare siege and assault on fortified town
yearInRomanHistory 312 in the Roman Empire

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