Legend of Ponte Milvio
07 February 2025
Ponte Milvio (Milvian Bridge) over the Tiber River in Rome (Italy) painted by Gaspar van Wittel
The Emperor Constantine I the Great faced his rival Maxentius in the decisive Battle of the Milvian Bridge. Constantine had a divine vision of the Christian cross the night before the battle and then won by proclaiming Christianity as the religion of the Empire.