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Battle of Turin

Battle of Turin was a battle fought in AD 312 at Turin, in what is now Italy. The recorded result: Constantinian victory. Recorded strength: 40,000 against 100,000; Including an unknown number of clibanarii and cataphractarii.

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Esquerda: Cabeça do Colosso de Constantino, Museus Vaticanos; Direita: Busto de Magêncio no Museu Pushkin
Esquerda: Cabeça do Colosso de Constantino, Museus Vaticanos; Direita: Busto de Magêncio no Museu Pushkin. Shakko; Markus Bernet, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtAD 312
WhereTurin, Italy45.067N, 7.700E
OutcomeConstantinian victory
BelligerentsConstantinian forcesagainstMaxentian forces

Record

DateAD 312 (year precision)
PlaceTurin, Italy
45.067N, 7.700E
KindBattle, ancient
Strength40,000100,000; Including an unknown number of clibanarii and cataphractarii
Commanders
Battle of TurinBattle of TurinSiege of TurinBattle of GataeSiege of TurinBattle of GamenarioSiege of ChivassoBattle of GamenarioSiege of ChivassoGenevaMilanGenoaGrenobleBergamoLuganoComoAnnecy100 km45.067N, 7.700E
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 103 and 1706.

Elsewhere in AD 312

Battle of Turin is one of 65 engagements of the 4th century in the atlas and one of 942 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2364744, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Turin (312), revision 1370275876, 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.