Battle of Chrysopolis

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Battle of Chrysopolis
Part of Wars of Constantine I

Image of Constantine
Date 18 September 324 [1]
Location Chrysopolis, near Chalcedon
Result Constantinian victory
Combatants
Constantine I Licinius
Commanders
Constantine Licinius
Constantine I battles
Turin – Verona – Milvian Bridge – Cibalae –

Mardia – Adrianople – Hellespont – Chrysopolis

The Battle of Chrysopolis was fought on 18 September 324 in Chrysopolis (Üsküdar), near Chalcedon (Kadıköy), between Constantine I and Licinius. The defeat of Licinius left Constantine the only emperor, and thus ended the Tetrarchy.

The battle was the final encounter between the two emperors, since Licinius was withdrawing to Bithynia after the defeat in the naval Battle of Hellespont by hand of Crispus, Constantine's son and caesar.[2] [3]

In 324, Constantine defeated his last foe, Licinius, in a battle at Chrysopolis, and became sole emperor of the Roman empire. He came to the east as a liberator, establishing peace for pagan and Christian alike and chose the city of Byzantium as his new capital. [4]

Soon after his victory in AD 324, he outlawed pagan sacrifices, now feeling far more at liberty to enforce his new religious policy. The treasures of pagan temples were confiscated and used to pay for the construction of new Christian churches. Gladiatorial contests were outruled and harsh new laws were issued prohibiting sexual immorality. Jews, in particular, were forbidden from owning Christian slaves.

The battle also opened the prisons throughout the east, and set free all who were suffering for their Christian faith.[5]

  1. ^ Ossius of Cordova: A Contribution to the History of the Constantinian Period - Page 186 by Victor Cyril De Clercq
  2. ^ Faith and Practice in the Early Church: Foundations for Contemporary Theology - Page 201 by Carl A. Volz
  3. ^ History of the Later Roman Empire, Ad 284-622 Lpc: AD 285-476 - Page 66 by Stephen [VNV] Mitchell
  4. ^ Divine Heiress: the Virgin Mary and the creation of Christian Constantinople - Page 9 by Vasiliki Limberis
  5. ^ Constantine the Great and the Christian Revolution (1930) - Page 226 by G. P. Baker

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