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Constantius marched westward to avenge the murder of his brother. Magnentius decided to invade Illyricum, and initially his army performed very well. The situation changed dramatically when his troops encountered Constantius’ cataphract cavalry at the Battle of Mursa. Both sides suffered large numbers of casualties, but Magnentius lost and fled to northern Italy, while Constantius slowly regained control of Africa, Spain, and southern Italy. Finally choosing to deal with Magnentius in the north, Magnentius decided to withdraw into Gaul, and soon afterwards committed suicide when the people and the army rose up in rebellion.
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