Battle of the Save

Date	388
Location	Sava river, near Siscia, modern Croatia
Result	Eastern Roman victory

Belligerents

Eastern Roman Empire

forces of Magnus Maximus

Commanders and leaders

Theodosius I

Magnus Maximus

Fourth Century Roman Civil Wars

Turin Verona Milvian Bridge Tzirallum Cibalae Mardia Adrianople Hellespont Chrysopolis Mursa Major Mons Seleucus Thyatira Save Frigidus

The Battle of the Save was fought in 388 between the forces of Roman usurper Magnus Maximus and the Eastern Roman Empire.^[1] Emperor Theodosius I defeated Magnus Maximus's army in battle. Later Maximus was captured and executed at Aquileia.

An interesting feature of the battle is the use by Theodosius of Hun mercenaries, who apparently were stirrup-equipped horse archers. Maximus' Western Roman Empire forces probably lacked such troops. In any event they were devastating, and Maximus, who had gained the whole Western Empire through excellent strategy, was decisively defeated.

References

Schmid, Walter; Emona, Vienna 1913 COBISS 1577312
The History of the Decline and Fall of The Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon
For more sources see talk page

↑ http://www.roman-emperors.org/madmax.htm An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors; Pan. Lat. II.34

Coordinates: 46°25′07″N 15°52′17″E / 46.4186°N 15.8714°E / 46.4186; 15.8714

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