#OnThisDay 312 C.E. Rival #Roman Emperors #Maxentius and #Constantine met in battle at the #MilvianBridge outside Rome. According to later accounts, prior to the battle Constantine was sent a vision by the Christian God, promising him victory if he would fight under the name of Christ.

Bust of Maxentius as Pontifex Maximus

#Maxentius was declared #Roman Emperor on 28th October AD306 - He was the son of the Emperor Maximian & his accession set in train the events that led to civil war & his eventual defeat & death at the hands of #Constantine at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge on 28th Oct AD312.

On #ThisDayInHistory in 312, #Constantine I beat #Maxentius at the #BattleOfMilvianBridge and became sole emperor in the #WesternRomanEmpire. Christians later claimed he saw a #ChiRo in the sky and won because of Christ's support, but #Roman sources do not support this idea.

👑⚔️ #Maxentius, Roman Emperor (306-312), drowned in the Tiber #OTD 28 October 312 AD, fighting rival Emperor #Constantine The Great, at the Battle of Milvian Bridge. #AncientRome

🏛 #OTD in #Art and #Architecture #History 25 July 315AD, the #ArchOfConstantine was unveiled and dedicated in #Rome. It is dedicated to Emperor #ConstantineTheGreat, commemorating his victory over #Maxentius at the Battle of Milvian Bridge in 312AD.

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