Английская Википедия:Battle of Mons Seleucus
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The Battle of Mons Seleucus was fought in 353 between the forces of the Roman emperor Constantius II and the forces of the usurper Magnentius.Шаблон:EfnШаблон:Efn Constantius' forces were victorious, and Magnentius later committed suicide.
Background
Following his defeat at Mursa, Magnentius fled to Aquileia. This campaign included summoning all those loyal to him to support him in Aquileia. Decentius, brother of Magnentius and newly made Caesar,Шаблон:Sfn was engaged with an incursion of Alemanni, and was unable to lend his army to support Magnentius.Шаблон:Sfn
Constantius spent his time recruiting troops and retaking towns occupied by Magnentius. In the summer of 352, Constantius moved into Italy, only to find that Magnentius had chosen not to defend the peninsula.Шаблон:Sfn
Battle
The armies met at Mons Seleucus, in what is now La Bâtie-Montsaléon in Hautes-Alpes, south-eastern France.Шаблон:Sfn Constantius was again victorious and Magnentius killed himself on 10 August 353.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Efn Following his conclusive battle, Constantius wintered his troops at Arles.Шаблон:Sfn
Aftermath
Constantius, now undisputed Emperor of the Roman Empire, appointed Julian Caesar over the western half of the Empire in 355/6,Шаблон:Sfn and instigated a campaign to persecute those who had supported Magnentius. According to Ammianus Marcellinus, Constantius had become more "cruel, violent, and suspicious with age", and his notarii and bodyguards needed no pretext beyond mere suspicion to inflict punishment.
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