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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instanceOf battle
military engagement
associatedWith Constantine the Great NERFINISHED
Maxentius NERFINISHED
belligerent Constantine I NERFINISHED
Maxentius NERFINISHED
campaign Constantine I's Italian campaign of 312 NERFINISHED
combatant army of Constantine I NERFINISHED
garrison loyal to Maxentius
commander Constantine I NERFINISHED
conflict Constantine I's Italian campaign NERFINISHED
date 312
312 CE
followedBy Battle of Turin NERFINISHED
geographicalContext Alpine town on route from Gaul to Italy
goal advance of Constantine I into northern Italy
historicalEra Constantinian era NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod Late Roman Empire NERFINISHED
locatedInPresentDay Susa, Piedmont, Italy NERFINISHED
opponent forces loyal to Maxentius
outcome Constantine I secured an Alpine gateway into Italy NERFINISHED
partOf Constantine I's war against Maxentius
civil wars of the Tetrarchy
place Alps NERFINISHED
Segusio NERFINISHED
Susa NERFINISHED
precededBy Constantine I's crossing of the Alps NERFINISHED
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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