Atlas of Battles

commander, 8 engagements

Battles of Constantine the Great

Battles of Constantine the Great

Roman emperor from 306 to 337 and first to convert to Christianity (272–337)

Constantine the Great is recorded as a commander at 8 placed engagements in the atlas between AD 312 and AD 324: 6 battles and 2 sieges across 3 present-day countries, most in Italy (5), Turkey (2), Bulgaria (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,607 km apart end to end, 372 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Civil Wars of the Tetrarchy (2).

Siege of SegusioBattle of BresciaSiege of ByzantiumBattle of VeronaBattle of TurinBattle of the Milvian BridgeBattle of MardiaBattle of Adrianople (324)Battle of VeronaBattle of TurinBattle of the Milvian BridgeBattle of MardiaBattle of Adrianople (324)AthensViennaGenevaMilanNaplesBucharestBudapestMunichZürichSofia500 km43.274N, 18.017E
8 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

AD 312: 5 engagements5 in AD 312AD 316: 1 engagementsAD 324: 2 engagementsAD 312AD 324
8 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Verona, AD 312Battle of Turin, AD 312Siege of Segusio, AD 312Battle of Brescia, AD 312Battle of the Milvian Bridge, AD 312Battle of Mardia, AD 316Siege of Byzantium, AD 324Battle of Adrianople (324), AD 324AD 312AD 324
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
AD 312Battle of VeronaVerona, ItalyConstantinian victory
AD 312Battle of TurinTurin, Italy260 km WConstantinian victory
AD 312Siege of SegusioSusa, Italy52 km WConstantinian victory
AD 312Battle of BresciaBrescia, Italy253 km EConstantinian victory
28 October AD 312Battle of the Milvian BridgePonte Milvio, Italy438 km SEConstantinian victory
AD 316Battle of MardiaHarmanli, Bulgaria1,110 km EConstantinian victory
AD 324Siege of ByzantiumByzantium, Turkey277 km EConstantinian victory
3 July AD 324Battle of Adrianople (324)Edirne, Turkey218 km WConstantinian victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Wilfredor, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.