Atlas of Battles

commander, 8 engagements

Battles of Constantius II

Battles of Constantius II

Roman emperor (317-361)

Constantius II is recorded as a commander at 8 placed engagements in the atlas between AD 306 and AD 360: 5 battles, 2 sieges and 1 campaign across 5 present-day countries, most in Turkey (3), Iraq (2), Germany (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 9,752 km apart end to end, 1,393 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Sapor II's Syrian-Mesopotamian campaigns (2), Perso-Roman wars of 337–361 (2), Roman civil war of 350–353 (2).

Battle of NarasaraShapur II's invasion of ArmeniaConstantius II's Siege of BezabdeGerman and Sarmatian campaigns of ConstantineBattle of SingaraBattle of Mursa MajorBattle of Mons SeleucusSiege of SingaraGerman and Sarmatian campaigns of ConstantineBattle of SingaraBattle of Mursa MajorBattle of Mons SeleucusSiege of SingaraBaghdadBerlinAthensKyivViennaGenevaAmsterdamAnkaraMilanFrankfurt1000 km42.911N, 24.576E
8 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

AD 306: 1 engagementsAD 337: 1 engagementsAD 344: 1 engagementsAD 350: 1 engagementsAD 351: 1 engagementsAD 353: 1 engagementsAD 360: 2 engagements2 in AD 360AD 306AD 360
8 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

German and Sarmatian campaigns of Constantine, AD 306Battle of Narasara, AD 337Battle of Singara, AD 344Shapur II's invasion of Armenia, AD 350Battle of Mursa Major, AD 351Battle of Mons Seleucus, AD 353Siege of Singara, AD 360Constantius II's Siege of Bezabde, AD 360AD 306AD 360
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 5

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
AD 306German and Sarmatian campaigns of ConstantineLimes Germanicus, GermanyRoman victory
AD 337Battle of NarasaraAmida, Turkey2,753 km ERoman victory
AD 344Battle of SingaraSingara, Iraq236 km SEDisputed
AD 350Shapur II's invasion of ArmeniaKingdom of Armenia, Turkey278 km NERoman-Armenian victory
28 September AD 351Battle of Mursa MajorCroatia2,179 km NWVictory for Constantius II
July AD 353Battle of Mons SeleucusMons Seleucus, France1,023 km WConstantius victory
AD 360Siege of SingaraSingara, Iraq3,162 km ESasanian victory
AD 360Constantius II's Siege of BezabdeBezabde, Turkey121 km NSasanian 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, Mary Harrsch, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.