Classical era · 312 CE

Battle of the Milvian Bridge

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.

Battle of the Milvian Bridge
Battle of the Milvian Bridge · Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
312 CE
Where
Ponte Milvio
Era
Classical

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