The Eve of Battle -- The Rise of Father and Son -- Soldier in White -- The Young War Hero -- The Great Persecution -- The Road to Power Begins in Britain -- Enter Maxentius -- United We Stand -- Maximian Betrays All -- Preparing for Civil War -- Constantine Invades Italy -- Maxentius Prepares for Battle -- A Day to Sink or Swim -- Constantine the Victor -- And Then There Were Two -- Consolidating Power -- Dealing with Licinius -- The Final Showdown -- Taking Control of the Eastern Church -- Killing His Wife and Son -- The Christianizing of Constantine -- Constantine Was the Bridge.
Summary:
"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. Constantine the Great, after winning this battle against his brother-in-law Maxentius and taking power at Rome, and strongly influenced by his mother, forcefully 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"-- Provided by publisher.
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