Maxentius in a sentence

Barnes, Constantine and Eusebius, 46. He issued decrees returning property lost under Maxentius, recalling political exiles, and releasing Maxentius' imprisoned opponents.

Galerius sent Severus against Maxentius, but during the campaign, Severus' armies, previously under command of Maxentius' father Maximian, defected, and Severus was seized and imprisoned.

Maxentius' support continued to weaken: at chariot races on 27 October, the crowd openly taunted Maxentius, shouting that Constantine was invincible.

Qtd. in MacMullen, Constantine, 40. Maxentius' rebellion Dresden bust of Maxentius Following Galerius' recognition of Constantine as caesar, Constantine's portrait was brought to Rome, as was customary.

According to Lactantius, the crowd listening to Diocletian's resignation speech believed, until the very last moment, that Diocletian would choose Constantine and Maxentius (Maximian's son) as his successors.

According to this version, the pope was required by Maxentius, who was enraged at his reorganization of the Church, to lay aside his episcopal dignity and make an offering to the gods.

As Maxentius had probably partially destroyed the bridge during his preparations for a siege, he had a wooden or pontoon bridge constructed to get his army across the river.

At Carnuntum people begged Diocletian to return to the throne, to resolve the conflicts that had arisen through Constantine's rise to power and Maxentius' usurpation.

Barnes, Constantine and Eusebius, 44. An extensive propaganda campaign followed, during which Maxentius' image was systematically purged from all public places.

Barnes, Constantine and Eusebius, 45. Constantine also attempted to remove Maxentius' influence on Rome's urban landscape.

Basilica Northern aisle of the Basilica of Maxentius in Rome The Roman basilica was a large public building where business or legal matters could be transacted.

By 308 there were therefore no fewer than four claimants to the rank of Augustus (Galerius, Constantine, Maximian and Maxentius), and only one to that of Caesar (Maximinus).

Civil wars seeAlso War against Maxentius navbox By the middle of 310 AD, Galerius had become too ill to involve himself in imperial politics.

Constantine had traveled through Palestine at the right hand of Diocletian, and was present at the palace in Nicomedia in 303 and 305. It is likely that Maxentius received the same treatment.

Constantius succeeded Maximian as augustus of the West, but Constantine and Maxentius were entirely ignored in the transition of power.

Eusebius is vague about when and where these events took place, Drake, "Impact of Constantine on Christianity" (CC), 113. but it enters his narrative before the war against Maxentius begins.

Floor plan of the Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine The Roman basilica was a large public building where business or legal matters could be transacted.

He then sent his infantry against Maxentius' infantry, pushing many into the Tiber where they were slaughtered and drowned.

Holding it was crucial if Maxentius was to keep his rival out of Rome, where the Senate would surely favour whoever held the city.

In early 308 AD, after a failed attempt to usurp Maxentius' title, Maximian returned to Constantine's court.