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Dando-Collins, Stephen

 
9781684426829: Constantine at the Bridge: How the Battle of the Milvian Bridge Created Christian Rome

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"A marvelous book. Constantine at the Bridge is an engagingand beautifully written study of a pivotal moment in Roman and Europeanhistory." —Mark Felton, author of Castleof the Eagles: Escape from Mussolini's Colditz

The AD 312 Battle of the Milvian Bridge, just outside Rome, marked the start of a monumental change for Rome and her empire. This battle was the figurative bridge between old pagan Rome and new Christian Rome. And once Constantine had crossed that bridge, there was no turning back.

After winning this battle against his brother-in-law Maxentius and taking power at Rome, Constantine the Greatstrongly influenced by his motherforcefully steered Romans away from the traditional worship of their classical gods toward Christianity, setting Rome on two paths: the adoption of Christianity as the state religion, and the relegation of the city of Rome to obscurity as the Western Roman Empire collapsed within 175 years.

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9781684426836: Constantine at the Bridge: How the Battle of the Milvian Bridge Created Christian Rome

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ISBN 10:  1684426839 ISBN 13:  9781684426836
Casa editrice: Turner Pub Co, 2021
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