Battle of Lugdunum 197 AD

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Roman civil war battle battle

The Battle of Lugdunum in 197 AD was a decisive clash during the Roman civil wars in which Emperor Septimius Severus defeated the usurper Clodius Albinus near the city of Lugdunum (modern Lyon), securing his control over the Roman Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman civil war battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
approximateDate 19 February 197 AD ⓘ
associatedWith Lugdunum ⓘ
Lyon ⓘ
belligerent forces of Clodius Albinus ⓘ
forces of Septimius Severus ⓘ
category 2nd-century conflicts ⓘ
Battles involving the Roman Empire ⓘ
History of Lyon ⓘ
Roman civil wars ⓘ
combatant Clodius Albinus ⓘ
Septimius Severus ⓘ
commander Clodius Albinus ⓘ
Septimius Severus ⓘ
conflictType civil war battle ⓘ
date 197 AD ⓘ
emperorOnWinningSide Septimius Severus ⓘ
era Severan dynasty ⓘ
foughtInEmpire Roman Empire ⓘ
historicalPeriod Crisis of the Third Century ⓘ
surface form: Crisis of the Second Century
killed Clodius Albinus ⓘ
location Gaul ⓘ
Lugdunum ⓘ
Lyon ⓘ
militaryTheater Western Roman Empire ⓘ
modernCountry France ⓘ
modernLocation Lyon ⓘ
outcome consolidation of Septimius Severus' rule ⓘ
defeat of Clodius Albinus ⓘ
partOf Roman civil wars ⓘ
Year of the Five Emperors aftermath ⓘ
precededBy earlier clashes between Severus and Albinus ⓘ
relatedDynasty Severan dynasty ⓘ
relatedEvent Year of the Five Emperors ⓘ
relatedPerson Clodius Albinus ⓘ
Septimius Severus ⓘ
result decisive victory for Septimius Severus ⓘ
significance eliminated rival emperor Clodius Albinus ⓘ
secured Septimius Severus' control over the Roman Empire ⓘ
usurperOnLosingSide Clodius Albinus ⓘ
year 197 ⓘ

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