| Battle of Poetovio | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Eastern Roman Empire | Western Roman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Theodosius I | Magnus Maximus | ||||||
The Battle of Poetovio was fought in 388 between the forces of Western Roman Emperor Magnus Maximus and the Eastern Roman Emperor Theodosius I. Magnus Maximus's army was defeated and Maximus was later captured and executed at Aquileia.