Everything about The Battle Of Chrysopolis totally explained
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.
Result
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.
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 outlawed and 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.
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