Battle of the Milvian Bridge

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battle military conflict

The Battle of the Milvian Bridge (312 CE) was a decisive clash between Constantine and Maxentius near Rome, famous for Constantine’s reported vision that led to his adoption of the Christian symbol and helped pave the way for the Roman Empire’s Christianization.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Battle at the Milvian Bridge	1
Battle of the Milvian Bridge, 28 October 312	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of the Milvian Bridge ⓘ surface form: Battle at the Milvian Bridge
associatedWith	Chi-Rho symbol ⓘ In hoc signo vinces ⓘ vision of the cross by Constantine ⓘ
belligerentLeader	Roman emperor Constantine the Great ⓘ surface form: Constantine I Maxentius ⓘ
category	4th-century battle ⓘ Battle involving the Roman Empire ⓘ
combatant	Roman emperor Constantine the Great ⓘ surface form: Constantine I Maxentius ⓘ
commandedBy	Roman emperor Constantine the Great ⓘ surface form: Constantine I Maxentius ⓘ
conflictOf	Roman civil wars ⓘ
date	28 October 312 ⓘ
era	Late Antiquity ⓘ
followedBy	Constantine’s entry into Rome ⓘ Edict of Milan ⓘ
historicalPeriod	reign of Constantine the Great ⓘ
involves	Roman legions ⓘ cavalry forces ⓘ
locatedIn	Italy ⓘ Western Roman Empire ⓘ
location	Milvian Bridge ⓘ Tiber ⓘ surface form: Tiber River near Rome ⓘ
memorializedIn	Arch of Constantine ⓘ Christian historiography ⓘ
notableEvent	drowning of Maxentius in the Tiber ⓘ
outcome	Constantine becomes sole ruler of the Western Roman Empire ⓘ death of Maxentius ⓘ
partOf	Constantinian civil war ⓘ struggle for control of the Roman Empire ⓘ
politicalContext	Tetrarchic power struggles ⓘ
precededBy	Siege of Segusio ⓘ
religiousImpact	encouraged imperial favor toward Christianity ⓘ
result	decisive victory for Constantine I ⓘ
side	forces of Constantine I ⓘ forces of Maxentius ⓘ
significance	key step toward Christianization of the Roman Empire ⓘ turning point in Constantine’s rise to power ⓘ
source	Eusebius of Caesarea ⓘ Lactantius ⓘ
tookPlaceNear	Via Flaminia ⓘ northern approach to Rome ⓘ
year	312 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of the Milvian Bridge → alsoKnownAs → Battle of the Milvian Bridge ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle at the Milvian Bridge

Chi-Rho monogram → associatedWithEvent → Battle of the Milvian Bridge ⓘ

Roman emperor Constantine the Great → battle → Battle of the Milvian Bridge ⓘ

subject surface form: Constantine the Great

Maxentius → battleDate → Battle of the Milvian Bridge ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of the Milvian Bridge, 28 October 312

Arch of Constantine → commemorates → Battle of the Milvian Bridge ⓘ

Constantinian civil war → hasPart → Battle of the Milvian Bridge ⓘ

Milvian Bridge → historicalEventSiteOf → Battle of the Milvian Bridge ⓘ

chi-rho → linkedToEvent → Battle of the Milvian Bridge ⓘ

subject surface form: Chi-Rho

Maxentius → notableBattle → Battle of the Milvian Bridge ⓘ

Constantinus Magnus → notableEvent → Battle of the Milvian Bridge ⓘ

Edict of Milan → relatedEvent → Battle of the Milvian Bridge ⓘ

Siege of Segusio → relatedTo → Battle of the Milvian Bridge ⓘ

Constantinian dynasty → significantEvent → Battle of the Milvian Bridge ⓘ

Ponte Milvio → significantEvent → Battle of the Milvian Bridge ⓘ

Labarum → usedIn → Battle of the Milvian Bridge ⓘ