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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. Maxentius ...
- 28 October 312
- Ponte Milvio, Rome
- Constantinian victory
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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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.
Constantine, to prevent Maxentius from forming a hostile alliance with Licinius, forged his own alliance with the man over the winter of 311–12 by offering to him his sister Constantia in marriage. Maximinus Daza considered Constantine's arrangement with Licinius an affront to his authority.
- 28 October 306 – 28 October 312
- Eutropia
Jun 22, 2022 · The Battle of the Milvian Bridge took place between the Roman emperors Constantine I and Maxentius over who would become the ruler of the Roman Empire. It is better known, however, for being the catalyst for the conversion of the Romans to Christianity. The Build-up to the Battle of Milvian Bridge.
- Mark Brophy
May 24, 2021 · The last civic basilica to be built in Rome, the Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine remains the largest structure in the Roman Forum, Rome. With its unsupported 3 colossal arches and vaults still standing along with part of its roof, the basilica is considered a triumph of Roman engineering.
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.
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