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Events of the battle. A contemporary image of the battle from the Arch of Constantine, Rome. In the frieze at the foot of the image Constantine's cavalry drive Maxentius' troops into the waters of the Tiber. Constantine reached Rome at the end of October 312 approaching along the Via Flaminia.
- 28 October 312
- Ponte Milvio, Rome
- Constantinian victory
Constantine The Great At The Milvian Bridge. Old engraved illustration of vision of the cross at Saxa Rubra while the battle of the Milvian bridge (Saxa Rubra) St. Constantine confronts Maxentius; a cross appears in the sky with in fiery letters 'in hoc signo vinces'
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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.
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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.
This tapestry shows the dramatic conclusion of the Battle of the Milvian Bridge fought between two leaders of ancient Rome, Constantine and Maxentius, in 312 CE.
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.
