Battle of Tzirallum

Battle of Tzirallum
Part of the civil wars of the Tetrarchy
Date30 April 313[1]
Location41°09′N 27°48′E / 41.150°N 27.800°E / 41.150; 27.800
Result Licinius victory
Belligerents
Forces of Licinius Forces of Maximinus
Commanders and leaders
Licinius Maximinus
Strength
30,000[1] 70,000[1]
Battle of Tzirallum is located in Mediterranean
Battle of Tzirallum
Location within Mediterranean
Battle of Tzirallum is located in Marmara
Battle of Tzirallum
Battle of Tzirallum (Marmara)
Battle of Tzirallum is located in Black Sea
Battle of Tzirallum
Battle of Tzirallum (Black Sea)

The Battle of Tzirallum was part of the civil wars of the Tetrarchy fought on 30 April 313 between the Roman armies of emperors Licinius and Maximinus.[2] The battle location was on the "Campus Serenus" at Tzirallum, identified as the modern-day town of Çorlu, in Tekirdağ Province, in the Turkish region of Eastern Thrace.[1] Sources put the battle between 18 and 36 Roman miles from Heraclea Perinthus, the modern-day town of Marmara Ereğlisi.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Lactantius 1871, p. 205
  2. ^ Lactantius 1871, p. 204