Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Constantius II

Battles of Constantius II

Roman emperor (317-361)

Constantius II is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between AD 337 and AD 360: 4 battles and 2 sieges across 4 present-day countries, most in Turkey (2), Iraq (2), Croatia (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 6,733 km apart end to end, 1,347 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Roman civil war of 350–353 (2), Armenian–Sasanian wars (1), Perso-Roman wars of 337–361 (1).

Battle of NarasaraBattle of SingaraBattle of Mursa MajorBattle of Mons SeleucusSiege of SingaraConstantius II's Siege of BezabdeBattle of SingaraBattle of Mursa MajorBattle of Mons SeleucusSiege of SingaraConstantius II's Siege of BezabdeBaghdadAthensKyivViennaGenevaAnkaraTel AvivMilanFrankfurtDamascus1000 km40.941N, 23.901E
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

AD 337: 1 engagementsAD 344: 1 engagementsAD 351: 1 engagementsAD 353: 1 engagementsAD 360: 2 engagements2 in AD 360AD 337AD 360
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Narasara, AD 337Battle of Singara, AD 344Battle of Mursa Major, AD 351Battle of Mons Seleucus, AD 353Siege of Singara, AD 360Constantius II's Siege of Bezabde, AD 360AD 337AD 360
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
AD 337Battle of NarasaraAmida, TurkeyRoman victory
AD 344Battle of SingaraSingara, Iraq236 km SEDisputed
28 September AD 351Battle of Mursa MajorCroatia2,191 km NWVictory for Constantius II
July AD 353Battle of Mons SeleucusMons Seleucus, France1,023 km WConstantius victory
AD 360Siege of SingaraSingara, Iraq3,162 km ESasanian victory
AD 360Constantius II's Siege of BezabdeBezabde, Turkey121 km NSasanian victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Mary Harrsch, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.