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The Battle of the Milvian Bridge took place between the Roman Emperors Constantine I and Maxentius on 28 October AD 312. 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 ...
The Milvian (or Mulvian) Bridge (Italian: Ponte Milvio or Ponte Molle; Latin: Pons Milvius or Pons Mulvius) is a bridge over the Tiber in northern Rome, Italy.It was an economically and strategically important bridge in the era of the Roman Empire and was the site of the famous Battle of the Milvian Bridge in 312 AD, which led to the imperial rule of Constantine.
The arch, which was constructed between 312 and 315, was dedicated by the Senate to commemorate ten years (a decennia [b]) of Constantine's reign (306–337) and his victory over the then reigning emperor Maxentius (306–312) at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge on 28 October 312, [4] as described on its attic inscription, [5] and officially opened on 25 July 315.
The Battle of the Milvian Bridge took place between the Roman Emperors Constantine I and Maxentius in 312.; The Battle of the Milvian Bridge may also refer to: . The Battle of the Milvian Bridge (Giulio Romano), a fresco in one of the rooms that are now known as the Stanze di Raffaello, in the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican
The Battle of Milvian Bridge, located in the Sala di Costantino ("Hall of Constantine"), is by Giulio Romano and other assistants of the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael, who died in 1520. It was most likely painted to Raphael's design between 1520 and 1524.
In July of 315 he left the frontier in order to travel to Rome and celebrate his triumph for the Battle of the Milvian Bridge. [59] 316–317 Conflict arose between Licinius and Constantine, [60] who defeated the former at Cibalae [61] and Mardia. [62] In the following peace agreement, Licinius was forced to cede Illyricum to Constantine. [4]
The Battle of the Milvian Bridge, 1520s fresco by Giulio Romano in the Apostolic Palace, Vatican. Maxentius is the main antagonist of the 1961 film Constantine and the Cross. The character is played by Massimo Serato. Maxentius is portrayed in the 5th episode of Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire.
Constantine defeated Maxentius at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge on 28 October 312. Maxentius died, and Italy came under Constantine's rule. [143] Eutropia swore on oath that Maxentius was not Maximian's son, and Maximian's memory was rehabilitated.