Battle of Tzirallum

Battle of Tzirallum
Part of the civil wars of the Tetrarchy
Date 30 April 313[1] Location near Heraclea Perinthus (modern-day Marmara Ereğlisi, Tekirdağ, Turkey)[1] 41°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]
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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]