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Battle of the Margus

Battle of the Margus was a battle fought in AD 285 at Great Morava, in what is now Republic of Serbia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Great Morava. The recorded result: Diocletian victory.

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FoughtAD 285
WhereGreat Morava, Republic of Serbia43.452N, 20.157E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeDiocletian victory
BelligerentsDiocletianagainstCarinus

Record

DateAD 285 (year precision)
PlaceGreat Morava, Republic of Serbia
43.452N, 20.157E
KindBattle, ancient
Battle of the MargusBattle of the MargusSiege of KraljevoGerman Offensive Against Serbian UprisingBattle of LjubićBattle of ZvečanBattle of PantinaSiege of KraljevoBattle of LjubićBattle of ZvečanBattle of PantinaSarajevoPristinaPodgoricaNišTuzlaPecDubrovnikKragujevac100 km43.452N, 20.157E
Placed at Great Morava; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of the Margus is one of 97 engagements of the 3rd century in the atlas and one of 115 in present-day Serbia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2479442, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Margus, revision 1370600991, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.