Siege of Byzantium (324)
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The Siege of Byzantium (324) was a key military engagement in which Constantine the Great besieged and captured the strategically vital city of Byzantium during his final civil war against Licinius, paving the way for his sole rule of the Roman Empire.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Byzantium (324) canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military engagement
ⓘ
siege ⓘ |
| aftermath |
Roman emperor Constantine the Great
ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantium came under Constantine's control
weakened Licinius' strategic position in the East ⓘ |
| attacker |
Constantine I
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantine the Great
|
| commandedBy |
Constantine I
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantine the Great
|
| conflict |
Roman civil wars of the Tetrarchic period
ⓘ
surface form:
Civil wars of the Tetrarchy
|
| conflictSide |
Constantinian forces
ⓘ
Licinian forces ⓘ |
| country | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| defender |
Licinius
ⓘ
forces of Licinius ⓘ |
| era | Constantinian era ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Chrysopolis
ⓘ
Constantine I ⓘ
surface form:
Constantine's sole rule of the Roman Empire
|
| geographicalContext | straits between the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea ⓘ |
| hasCause | civil war between Constantine I and Licinius ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | AD 324 ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Constantine I
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantine the Great
Licinius ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | AD 324 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| location |
Bosporus
ⓘ
surface form:
Bosphorus
Byzantium ⓘ Byzantine Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Roman Empire
Thrace ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Balkan–Asia Minor theater ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Licinius ⓘ |
| partOf |
Constantine I's campaign against Licinius in 324
ⓘ
final civil war between Constantine I and Licinius ⓘ |
| pointInTime | AD 324 ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier campaigns of Constantine against Licinius in 324 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Byzantium
ⓘ
Constantine I ⓘ
surface form:
Constantine the Great
Istanbul ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinople
Licinius ⓘ Roman civil wars ⓘ |
| result |
Constantinian victory
ⓘ
capture of Byzantium by Constantine ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to the end of Licinius' rule
ⓘ
helped establish Constantine as sole Roman emperor ⓘ paved the way for Constantine's foundation of Constantinople ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of access between Europe and Asia
ⓘ
control of communications between Balkans and Asia Minor ⓘ control of sea routes through the Bosphorus ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
blockade of a fortified city
ⓘ
siege warfare ⓘ |
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