Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius was a Roman emperor from 306 until his death in 312. Despite ruling in Italy and North Africa, and having the recognition of the Senate in Rome, he was not recognize
Bust from Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
Possible portrait of a juvenile Maxentius, Musée Saint-Raymond
The Basilica of Maxentius in the Roman Forum. Completed by his enemy Constantine, it was one of the most impressive edifices of ancient times.
Bronze follis struck by Maxentius in Rome 308 - 310 AD. This coin is commemorating the reconstruction of the temple of Roma following the fire in 307 AD. Roma holding globe and sceptre seated within hexastyle temple with shield on the ground is depicted on the reverse.
The Battle of the Milvian Bridge took place between the Roman Emperors Constantine I and Maxentius on 28 October AD 312. It takes its name from the Milvian Bridge, an important route over the Tiber. C
Maxentius
…The latter part of his reign was preoccupied with civil war, allying with Maximinus against Licinius and Constantine. The latter defeated him at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in 312, where Maxentius, with his army in flight, purportedly perished by drowning in the Tiber river. Maxentius was the last emperor permanently to…
The Battle of the Milvian Bridge (1520–24) by Giulio Romano
Constantine's Vision and the Battle of the Milvian Bridge from Greek manuscript (879–883 AD) of the homilies of Gregory of Nazianzus
La vision de Constantin by Jacob Punel (ca. 17th century).
A coin struck in 313, depicting Constantine as the companion of a solar deity