The Triumph of Christianity Over Paganity

There is nothing of the legendary triumph of christianity over paganism that is usually associated with constantine's victory at the milvian bridge. For now, the theme of satin's victory was simply that he had freed rome from the tyrant macentius. An exaggerated caricature of macentius was drawn up, painting him as a vile and illegal dictator. The overt christian themes would not be played up until later. But it can plausibly be denied that at this point, at a minimum, constantine was hugely sympathetic to the christian cause. Next week we will head east to see how maximinus dya is handling all this. And i can assure you,