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Name: Magnentius

Type: Polity

Start: 351 AD

End: 353 AD

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Was a Roman general and usurper against Constantius II from 350 to 353.

Establishment

  • January 351: Emperor Constans was particularly disliked by the legions, and in 350 AD, he was overthrown by a military conspiracy and killed while fleeing to safety. The army elevated a barbarian officer called Magnentius as the new western emperor.
  • September 351: Battle of Mursa.

    • Chronology

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    1. Wars of Constantine´s sons

    Were a series of conflicts between the sons of Roman emperor Constantine I, that had partitioned the Empire after the death of their father.

    1.1.Roman civil war of 350-353

    Was a war fought between the Roman emperor Constantius II and the usurper Magnentius.

  • July 353: Magnentius was a Roman usurper who declared himself emperor in 350. Constantius II was the legitimate Roman emperor at the time. In 353, Constantius defeated Magnentius at Mons Seleucus in Gaul, solidifying his control over the Roman Empire.

    • Disestablishment

  • July 353: Magnentius was a Roman usurper who declared himself emperor in 350. Constantius II was the legitimate Roman emperor at the time. In 353, Constantius defeated Magnentius at Mons Seleucus in Gaul, solidifying his control over the Roman Empire.

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