The army of Constantius II. defeats the army of Magnentius at the Battle of Mursa, with many losses on both sides.

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Related Conflict :	Battle of Mursa
Perpetrator (Group) :	Roman Army of Constantius II. Origin: Mixed, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Direct Consequence: losses
Victim (Group) :	Roman Army of Magnentius Origin: Mixed, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Direct Consequence: losses
Third Party (Person) :	Constantius II. Origin: Roman, Age: adult, Activity: monarch/ruler Magnentius Origin: Roman, Age: adult, Activity: monarch/ruler, Reaction: flight
Level :	intrasocial
Source :	Orosius, Historiae adversum paganos 7.29.12Orosius Historiae adversum paganos 7.29.12 Paste CTS-Link
Location :	Mursa (Osijek)
Time Periode :	Roman Empire
Century :	A.D. 4
Year :	A.D. 351
Context :	battle
Motivation :	tactical/strategical
Long-Term Consequence :	retreat death coronation/inauguration
Original Text :	sequitur bellum illud horribile inter Constantium Magnentiumque apud Mursam urbem gestum, in quo multa Romanorum virium profligatio etiam in posterum nocuit.
Translation :	-
Edition :	Pauli Orosii historiarum adversum paganos libri VII; ed. Karl Zangemeister, Corpus Scriptorum Ecclesiasticorum Latinorum 5, Vienna 1882.
Remark :	titel: For the fate of Magnentius, please refer to: "Magnentius commits suicide at Lyon."
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