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Constantine: Milvian Bridge
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In the real world, one consequence of Constantine's victories in 312 was the disbandment of the praetorian guard. The praetorians had had the misfortune to have backed Maxentius and those who had not fallen in the battle (and many had drowned near the Milvian bridge) were demoted and posted to garrisons on distant frontiers.
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Constantine decided to depart from Gaul and visit Britain during the spring and summer of 307, avoiding the turmoil in Italy. Constantine remained decidedly neutral in the conflict between Maxentius and Galerius.[76] Instead of sending his troops into a civil war, he used them against Germanic tribes along the Rhine. In 308, he raided the territory of the Bructeri, and made a bridge across the Rhine at Colonia Agrippinensium (Cologne). In 310, he marched to the northern Rhine and fought the Franks. When not campaigning, he toured his lands advertising his benevolence, and supporting the economy and the arts. His refusal to participate in the war increased his popularity among his people, and built him a stable power base in his provinces.[77]
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Later that week, Constantine found himself in battle against Licinius, a rival claimant to the throne, that rather stupidly took place on a bridge. Constantine was worried about the battle since he'd lost many troops during the competition and he felt that this might well be the decisive battle. His knees went all a knocky and he had to go to the toilet several times. It was during a particularly noisesome session on the toilet that he found himself thinking about mushroom pies and this reminded him of his vision. Could the angel have been referring to the forthcoming battle? To be honest, there weren't many other pwnings he was planning.
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Constantine had probably experienced his great "in hoc signo vinces" vision in 312 before his victory at the Milvian Bridge battle. The story goes that Constantine had a vision of those words upon a Christian cross and that this vision prompted Constantine to pledge to convert if he actually did win the battle. Since he was the victor, the vision led to his conversion to Christianity -- ultimately.
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