Milvian Bridge

Milvian Bridge

Milvian Bridge or Mulvian Bridge, Latin Pons Milvius or Pons Mulvius. It was built by Marcus Aemilius Scaurus in 109 BC over the Tiber near Rome as part of the Flaminian Way . By defeating Maxentius here in AD 312, Constantine I became the unchallenged ruler of the West. It was here that Constantine saw the cross in the sky.

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Milvian Bridge, Battle of the

Milvian Bridge, Battle of the (312). The battle in which Constantine defeated Maxentius. It enabled Constantine to establish himself with Licinius as joint Emperor and thus prepared the way for the so-called ‘Edict of Milan’.

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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Milvian Bridge, Battle of the." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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