本站原创TheBattleoftheMilvianBridge,whichtookplaceinOctober3weenthetworivallingRomanemperorsConstantineandMaxentius,significantlychangedthepathofWesterncivilisation.
Ontheeveningbeforethebattle,Constantine,whowasapaganatthetime,reportedlyhadisionashelookedtowardsthesettingsun.HesawacrossappearintheskyandheheardinLatin,"Inthissign,youwillconquer."Constantinethereforeorderedhientopaintthesignofthecrossupontheirshields.
Thenextday,Constantinewonthebattlealthoughhistroopswereheilyoutnumbered.HecreditedhisvictorytothegodoftheChristians,andorderedtheendofreligiouspersecution.Withtheemperorasapatron,ChristianitybecamethedominantreligionoftheRomanEmpireandultimatelyofEurope.
公元312年10月,弭尔维安桥之役,是罗马两个皇帝君士坦丁和马克森提乌斯的争霸战.这一战大大改变了西方文明的轨迹.
战争前一天傍晚,当时并非基督徒的君士坦丁据说经历了一场幻象:他望着落日,看见天空出现一个十字架,还听到一句拉丁语:“持此标识,当奏凯歌.”君士坦丁因此下令手下在盾牌上画个十字.
第二天,君士坦丁的军队虽然远比敌人少,却打了胜仗.他认为胜利是基督徒的上帝所赐,于是传令停止宗教迫害.基督教获皇帝支持,成为罗马主要宗教,最后更风靡欧洲.