Battle of the Hellespont

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battle of the Roman civil wars naval battle

The Battle of the Hellespont was a crucial 324 AD naval engagement in the civil wars of the Roman Empire, where Constantine I’s forces defeated those of his rival Licinius near the straits between Europe and Asia.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of the Hellespont canonical	3
Battle of Chrysopolis	1
Battle of the Hellespont (324)	1

Statements (38)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle of the Roman civil wars ⓘ naval battle ⓘ
associatedWith	Constantine I ⓘ surface form: Constantine the Great Licinius ⓘ surface form: Licinius I
belligerent	Constantine I ⓘ Licinius ⓘ
combatant	Constantine I’s fleet ⓘ Licinius’s fleet ⓘ
conflictIn	Roman civil wars of the Tetrarchic period ⓘ surface form: Roman civil wars of the Tetrarchy
consequence	Constantine I gained control of the Hellespont ⓘ Constantine I opened the route into Asia Minor ⓘ Roman emperor Constantine the Great ⓘ surface form: Constantine I secured naval supremacy in the region
date	AD 324 ⓘ
era	Constantinian period ⓘ surface form: Constantinian era Late Antiquity ⓘ surface form: Late Roman Empire
followedBy	Battle of Chrysopolis ⓘ
geopoliticalImportance	controlled access between the Aegean Sea and the Propontis ⓘ key maritime route between Europe and Asia Minor ⓘ
historicalContext	power struggle after the Tetrarchy system ⓘ
historicalPeriod	4th century ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay	Dardanelles ⓘ surface form: Dardanelles, Turkey
location	Dardanelles ⓘ surface form: Hellespont straits between Europe and Asia ⓘ
outcome	decisive victory for Constantine I ⓘ
partOf	Constantine I’s campaign against Licinius in 324 ⓘ civil war between Constantine I and Licinius ⓘ final war of the Tetrarchy ⓘ
precededBy	earlier engagements in the Constantine–Licinius civil war ⓘ
relatedTo	Battle of Adrianople (324) ⓘ Battle of Chrysopolis ⓘ
result	Constantinian victory ⓘ
significance	crucial engagement in Constantine I’s rise to sole rule ⓘ helped lead to Constantine I becoming sole Roman emperor ⓘ
strategicObjective	control of the Hellespont straits ⓘ securing sea communications between Europe and Asia ⓘ
theater	Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ surface form: eastern Mediterranean Sea
typeOfWarfare	naval warfare ⓘ
year	324 ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Crispus → participatedIn → Battle of the Hellespont ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Chrysopolis

Constantinian civil war → hasPart → Battle of the Hellespont ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of the Hellespont (324)

Flavius Julius Crispus → victory → Battle of the Hellespont ⓘ

appears on Roman imperial coinage as Caesar → victoryIn → Battle of the Hellespont ⓘ

subject surface form: Crispus