08 – dc22 isbn 978-3-1 Hardback Cambridge University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of urls for external or third-party Internet Web sites referred to in this publication and does not guarantee that any content on such Web sites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate.ĬONTENTS iii preface \ ix abbreviations \ xi timeline \ xii 1. Maxentius, Marcus Aurelius Valerius, Emperor of Rome, d. Includes bibliographical references and index. Remembering Constantine at the Milvian Bridge / Raymond Van Dam. Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication data Van Dam, Raymond. First published 2011 Printed in the United States of America A catalog record for this publication is available from the British Library. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press. R E M E MBE R I NG C O NST ANTI NE AT THE M ILVIAN BR I D G E iiiĬambridge university press Cambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, S˜ao Paulo, Delhi, Tokyo, Mexico City Cambridge University Press 32 Avenue of the Americas, New York, ny 10013-2473, usa Information on this title: C Raymond Van Dam 2011 His most recent books are Rome and Constantinople: Rewriting Roman History during Late Antiquity (2010) and The Roman Revolution of Constantine (Cambridge, 2007). Raymond Van Dam is Professor in the Department of History at the University of Michigan. Throughout late antiquity and the medieval period, memories of Constantine’s victory served as a powerful paradigm for understanding rulership in a Christian society.
Through meticulous research into the late Roman narratives and the medieval and Byzantine legends, this book moves beyond a strictly religious perspective by emphasizing the conflicts about the periphery of the Roman empire, the nature of emperorship, and the role of Rome as a capital city. Christian histories, panegyrics, and an honorific arch at Rome soon commemorated his victory, and the emperor himself contributed to the myth by describing his vision of a cross in the sky before the battle. This book examines the creation and dissemination of the legends about that battle and its significance. Remembering Constantine at the Milvian Bridge Constantine’s victory in 312 at the battle of the Milvian Bridge established his rule as the first Christian emperor.
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