The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · Location

Milvian Bridge

Also known as Pons Milvius, Ponte Milvio

  • bridge
  • Roman engineering

The stone bridge carrying the Flaminian approach across the Tiber north of Rome. It is the battleground of Constantine's victory and a later landmark of approaches to the city.

Type
bridge
Style
Roman engineering
First appears
Book 1 · Ch. 86
Books
1

History

  1. BOOK 1The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire / Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes)

    The stone bridge carrying the Flaminian approach across the Tiber north of Rome. It is the battleground of Constantine's victory and a later landmark of approaches to the city.

Key events

  1. Book 1
    Ch. 86
    Conversion of ConstantineBefore the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in 312 CE, Constantine experienced a vision of the cross and converted to Christianity, transforming the empire's relationship with the faith.

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