>>14786271>>14786271Constantine was born on the 27th of February between 270 and 288 and died on the 22nd of May 337. It is undisputed that on the 29th of October 312, about 1,700 years ago, at the Milvian Bridge in Rome, the northern main entrance over the Tiber, a battle took place in which two Roman emperors fought against each other with their armies. The Roman Empire was divided into four parts according to the reforms of the Emperor Diocletian, and at the Milvian Bridge at the gates of Rome the two rulers of the western Roman Empire fought against each other: Maxentius, who had entrenched himself in Rome, and Constantine, who had marched from Gaul, now France. There were countless wounded and dead, and in the end the troops of Constantine 'won'. Maxentius, on the other hand, drowned in the Tiber.
This battle would probably no longer interest anyone today except a few experts in ancient historiography, if Constantine, the victor, were not regarded today as the emperor who is said to have helped Christianity achieve its breakthrough in the Roman Empire.
And exactly this fateful battle on 28.10.312 is supposed to have been the triggering moment for it, because only a few hours before the massacre, according to legend, the general Constantine is said to have converted to Christianity on the basis of a vision.
The theme of Constantine in particular is an obvious example of the fact that history is not something unambiguous, that stands up to all questions and that has been researched as far as possible, but that history basically consists of 'stories' that are told, that are passed on, and as a rule by the winners, who naturally want to achieve a specific purpose. But that doesn't mean that all these stories are true, on the contrary.
