{"slug": "magnentius", "label": "Magnentius", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnentius", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q212876", "qid": "Q212876", "description": "Ancient Roman emperor (303-353)", "entries": 8, "years": 7, "span": [303, 357], "span_label": ["303 CE", "357 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 4}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 1}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 1}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "constantius-ii", "label": "Constantius II", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "gaul", "label": "Gaul", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "rhine", "label": "Rhine", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "rome", "label": "Rome", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "roman-senate", "label": "Roman Senate", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "italy", "label": "Italy", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "roman-empire", "label": "Roman Empire", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "franks", "label": "Franks", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "alemanni", "label": "Alemanni", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "late-roman-army", "label": "Late Roman army", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "pannonia", "label": "Pannonia", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 303, "year_label": "303 CE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Magnentius, Roman usurper (d. 353)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1330172013#Births", "title": "303", "revid": 1330172013, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 350, "year_label": "350 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "January 18", "text": "January 18 – Western Roman Emperor Constans I makes himself extremely unpopular; one of his generals, Magnentius, is proclaimed emperor at Augustodunum in the Diocese of Galliae, with the support of the army on the Rhine frontier.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367501252#Roman_Empire", "title": "350", "revid": 1367501252, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 351, "year_label": "351 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Constantius II marches West with a large field army (around 60,000 men) to topple Magnus Magnentius in Pannonia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1314902602#Roman_Empire", "title": "351", "revid": 1314902602, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 352, "year_label": "352 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Emperor Constantius II invades northern Italy in pursuit of the usurper Magnus Magnentius, who withdraws with his army to Gaul. He declares an amnesty for Magnentius' soldiers, many of whom desert to him.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1279672452#Roman_Empire", "title": "352", "revid": 1279672452, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 353, "year_label": "353 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Battle of Mons Seleucus: Emperor Constantius II defeats the usurper Magnentius, who commits suicide in Gaul in order to avoid capture. Constantius becomes sole emperor, and reunifies the Roman Empire.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1283412514#Roman_Empire", "title": "353", "revid": 1283412514, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 353, "year_label": "353 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "August 11", "text": "August 11 – Magnentius, Roman usurper (b. 303)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1283412514#Deaths", "title": "353", "revid": 1283412514, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 354, "year_label": "354 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "As a result of the armies of the West having been largely withdrawn by the usurper Magnus Magnentius, to fight Constantius II, hordes of barbarians (Franks and Alemanni) cross the upper Rhine into Gaul and invade the lands of the Helvetians.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1267529595#Europe", "title": "354", "revid": 1267529595, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 357, "year_label": "357 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "April 28", "text": "April 28 – Emperor Constantius II enters Rome for the first time to celebrate his victory over Magnentius. He address the Senate and the Roman people.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1331328193#Roman_Empire", "title": "357", "revid": 1331328193, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}]}