Battle of the Milvian Bridge
Sara Vogel and Jennifer Koo
October 28, 312 AD----Constantine v. Maxentius
CAUSE
BATTLE EVENTS
On October 28, they decided to end their dispute over power by force. Maxentius chose to stand ground in front of the Milvian bridge, thus giving this battle its name. If Maxentius wanted to keep Constantine out of Rome, then he could not lose this bridge.
As soon as Constantine got there, he realized he was greatly outnumbered compared to Maxentius's forces. While both armies were preparing for battle Constantine has a vision of a Christian symbol (cross or Chi-Ro). At the time Costantine was a pagan, but as he saw this, he asked all his soldiers to paint the symbol on their shields. He was now fighting under the Christian God. Eventually Constantine defeated Maxentius and gained control of the West part of the Roman Empire.
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