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Battle of Mursa Major

Battle of Mursa Major was a battle fought on 28 September AD 351 at Croatia. It was part of the Roman civil war of 350–353, which ran from AD 350 to AD 353. The recorded result: Victory for Constantius II. Recorded strength: 36,000–80,000 against 60,000–80,000.

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Fought28 September AD 351
WhereCroatia45.560N, 18.670E
OutcomeVictory for Constantius II
BelligerentsRoman EmpireagainstRoman Empire
Casualties and losses24,000-30,000and30,000
Part ofRoman civil war of 350–353AD 350 to AD 353

Where it sits in the Roman civil war of 350–353

Battle of Mursa Major, AD 351Battle of Pavia, AD 352Battle of Mons Seleucus, AD 353AD 351AD 353Battle of Mursa Major, AD 351
3 placed engagements of the Roman civil war of 350–353 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date28 September AD 351
PlaceCroatia
45.560N, 18.670E
KindBattle, ancient
Strength36,000–80,00060,000–80,000
Casualties and losses24,000-30,00030,000
Commanders
  • Magnentius
Battle of Mursa MajorBattle of Mursa MajorSiege of EszczykSiege of OsijekBattle of OsijekSiege of ValpovoBattle of Borovo SeloSiege of ValpovoBattle of Borovo SeloBelgradeNovi SadBanja LukaSzegedPécsTuzlaKaposvárPrijedor100 km45.560N, 18.670E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between AD 351 and 1991.

In the same war

Battle of Mursa Major is one of 65 engagements of the 4th century in the atlas and one of 99 in present-day Croatia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1424076, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mursa Major, revision 1385100348, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.