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Battle of the Milvian Bridge —
AD 312
At the Battle of the Milvian
Bridge, also called Mulvian Bridge, which by the way crosses the
river Tiber,
Constantine defeated Maxentius who drowned while trying to escape.
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With Maxentius out of the way,
Constantine was now the uncontested ruler in the West.
Legend has it that it was before this
battle that Constantine saw the cross in the sky and the instruction
In this sign conquer. Thus he painted the symbol on all the
shields of his men.
Something like this:
And here is the map
LOCATION OF THE MILVIAN BRIDGE
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This map here also shows the location of the
Milvian Bridge.
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