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Constantine I
Portrait head of Constantine I, marble, Roman, c. 325ā370 ce; in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City.
The Battle of the Milvian Bridge took place on October 28, 312 CE.1
This decisive conflict between Constantine I and Maxentius occurred during a civil war for control of the Roman Empire. Constantine's victory at the bridge confirmed his rule over the Western Empire and is historically significant for his reported conversion to Christianity immediately preceding the engagement.12