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Emperor Maxentius. Emperor Maxentius ruled Rome, Italy from 306 to 312 AD. He was defeated by Constantine in the famous Battle of the Milvian Bridge which crosses the Tiber River. Archeology: The original scepter was wrapped in silk and placed in a wooden box. It was unearthed in Rome near the Arch of Constantine and the Palatine Hill in 2006 ...
Mar 4, 2015 · The emperor also carried a scepter. The regalia of the Byzantines were all probably lost if not in the Venetian Sack of Constantinople in 1204, then in the Fall of Constantinople in 1453. Amazingly, a set of Imperial regalia belonging to Emperor Maxentius was recovered in an archaeological dig in Rome in 2006. Below is a photo of the scepter.
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Mar 26, 2024 · Maxentius, Roman emperor from 306 to 312. His father, the emperor Maximian, abdicated with Diocletian in 305. Maxentius was passed over in favour of Flavius Valerius Severus, but Maxentius overthrew Severus in 307. He clashed with Constantine the Great and was killed at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in 312.
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Dec 4, 2006 · An imperial scepter with a carved flower and a globe, and a number of glass spheres, believed to be a symbolic representation of the Earth, also were discovered. The...
other name: Marcus Aurelius Maxentius. Details. individual; ruler; royal/imperial; Roman; Male. Life dates. c.279-312. Biography. Western usurper emperor (306-312). Maxentius was the son of the Emperor Maximian (q.v.). Angered that he had not been elevated to Caesar in 305, he took up residence just outside of Rome, and when Galerius decided to ...
Founded. AD 312. The Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine ( Italian: Basilica di Massenzio ), sometimes known as the Basilica Nova —meaning "new basilica "—or Basilica of Maxentius, is an ancient building in the Roman Forum, Rome, Italy. It was the largest building in the Forum, and the last Roman basilica built in the city.
It argues that Maxentius revitalized the tradition of a princeps at Rome in order to play upon sentiments of neglect felt at Rome and the time. In coinage, this was most explicitly done through ...
