Battle of the Margus

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ancient battle battle

The Battle of the Margus was a decisive clash in 285 AD between rival Roman emperors Carinus and Diocletian that led to Diocletian’s consolidation of power over the Roman Empire.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of the Margus canonical	2
Battle on the Margus River	1

Statements (33)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient battle ⓘ battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of the Margus ⓘ surface form: Battle on the Margus River
associatedWith	Diocletianic reforms ⓘ Roman imperial succession ⓘ
belligerent	Roman forces of Emperor Carinus ⓘ Roman forces of Emperor Diocletian ⓘ
combatantCommander	Carinus ⓘ Diocletian ⓘ
conflictType	civil war battle ⓘ
consequence	Diocletian became sole emperor of the Roman Empire ⓘ consolidation of Diocletian’s power ⓘ end of Carinus’s reign ⓘ end of the Caran dynasty ⓘ
date	AD 285 ⓘ
era	Late Antiquity ⓘ surface form: Late Roman Empire
followedBy	Diocletian’s administrative reforms ⓘ beginning of Diocletian’s long reign ⓘ
hasCasusBelli	rival claims to the imperial throne ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Roman Empire ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay	Serbia ⓘ
locatedNear	Danubian frontier ⓘ surface form: Danube frontier Moesia ⓘ
notableFor	decisive clash between rival Roman emperors ⓘ paving the way for the Tetrarchy ⓘ
outcome	defeat of Carinus ⓘ
partOf	Roman civil wars ⓘ crisis of the Third Century ⓘ
place	Margus River NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	accession of Diocletian in AD 284 ⓘ
primarySourceAuthors	later Roman historians ⓘ
result	decisive victory for Diocletian ⓘ
year	285 ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Carinus → battle → Battle of the Margus ⓘ

Caran dynasty → conflict → Battle of the Margus ⓘ

subject surface form: Carinus

Battle of the Margus → alsoKnownAs → Battle of the Margus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle on the Margus River