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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 Battle of the Milvian Bridge by Giulio Romano It was expected that Maxentius would try the same strategy as against Severus and Galerius earlier; that is, remaining in the well-defended city of Rome, and sit out a siege which would cost his enemy much more.
The usurpers' strong position in Italy prompted Galerius to open negotiations, during which Maxentius repeated the strategy he had used with Severus: attracted by the promise of large sums of money and the authority of Maximian, many soldiers defected from the invasion army. Galerius was forced to withdraw, plundering Italy on his way.
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 city was strongly fortified so Maximian offered terms, which Severus accepted. Maximian then seized Severus and took him under guard to a public villa in southern Rome, where he was kept as a hostage. In late 307, Galerius led a second force against Maxentius but he again failed to take Rome, and retreated north with his army mostly intact ...
The Milvian Bridge (Ponte Milvio) over the River Tiber, north of Rome, where Constantine and Maxentius fought in the Battle of the Milvian Bridge. Maxentius prepared for the same type of war he had waged against Severus and Galerius: he occupied Rome and prepared for a siege. [165]
Coin of Galerius as Caesar, his full name was Gaius Galerius Valerius Maximianus - rendered MAXIMIANUS NOBILissimus Caesar on the coin. Main article: Battle of Satala (298) Galerius's army was reinforced probably in the spring of 298 by new contingents collected from the empire's Danubian holdings. [ 28 ]