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The Battle of the Milvian Bridge took place between the Roman Emperors Constantine I and Maxentius on 28 October 312 AD. It takes its name from the Milvian Bridge, an important route over the Tiber. Constantine won the battle and started on the path that led him to end the Tetrarchy and become the sole ruler of the Roman Empire.
- 28 October 312
- Ponte Milvio, Rome
- Constantinian victory
Maxentius. Battle of Milvian Bridge, (October 28, 312 ce ), major battle in a Roman civil war between Constantine I and Maxentius. After the collapse of the Roman Empire ’s Second Tetrarchy, Constantine and Maxentius asserted competing claims to the imperial throne. At Maxentius’s goading, Constantine invaded the Italian Peninsula.
Jun 22, 2022 · The Battle of the Milvian Bridge took place on October 28th 312. It was an overwhelming success for Constantine I who annihilated Maxentius’ forces. Many of Maxentius’ troops, as well as Maxentius himself, died trying to flee across a temporary pontoon bridge they had constructed in preparation for battle.
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Oct 10, 2012 · Galerius died in AD 311 and early the next year Constantine invaded Italy, won battles at Turin and Verona and marched on Rome. Maxentius came out to fight and was destroyed at the Milvian Bridge, which carried the Via Flaminia over the Tiber into the city. The battle was one of a succession of victories that in AD 324 made Constantine master ...
Oct 28, 2016 · History Hit. 28 Oct 2016. On 28 October 312 two rival Roman Emperors – Constantine and Maxentius -faced up against each other at the Milvian Bridge in Rome. Constantine famously saw a vision before the battle which persuaded him and his army to paint the symbols of Christianity on their shields. Just a year after the battle, the victorious ...
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Mar 30, 2018 · Advancing over the Milvian Bridge, Maxentius ordered it destroyed so that it could not be used by the enemy. He then ordered a pontoon bridge constructed for his own army's use. On October 28, Constantine's forces arrived on the battlefield. Attacking, his troops slowly pushed back Maxentius' men until their backs were at the river.
The Battle of Milvian Bridge: Battle for the Western Empire. The Great Emperor Constantine’s victory at Milvian Bridge in AD 312 forever changed the path of Western civilization as we know it. This article appears in: February 2003.
