On the 27th October 312 AD the battle of Milvian Bridge was fought near Rome. The two men contending for control of Rome and the Empire were Constantine, who controlled Gaul, England and parts of Germany and Maxentius, who controlled Italy, Spain and Africa.
It happens the two were brothers in law.
The day before the monumental and pivotal battle, Constantine saw a flaming cross in the sky, taking I as an omen, he had his men put a cross on their shields and banners.
Full of strength at what their commander had seen, Constantine’s men won the battle. Maxentius drowned crossing a bridge over the Tiber.
Rome would soon be unified under one ruler (only Licentius remained in Constantine’s way.)
Constantine would spend the ret of his reign Christianising his subjects.
He converted on his deathbed, becoming the first Christian Emperor, in 337 AD.
Saladin died today in 1193.
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Today, the 4tb March, in 1193 the great Saladin died.
His great victory at Hattin in 1187, leading to the fall of Jerusalem, was the main reason Richard I(of England) went on crusade. He was born in Tikrit in Mesopotamia, now Iraq and he was the greatest Muslim commander of his time, maybe ever.
He was chivalrous in battle(possibly more than Richard). Once, seeing his great foe lose his horse, he immediately sent a replacement, rather than see him hacked to death while fighting on foot. He also ensured Richard ate well while campaigning against him, sending him and his commanders wine, pears and grapes.
Richard gave up on his Crusade(the 3rd) in October of 1192 and outlived Saladin, who died of fever five months later.
Richard died of a crossbow wound suffered inn France in 1199. -
Good Riddance.
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@wittmann:
Today, the 4tb March, in 1193 the great Saladin died.
he was the greatest Muslim commander of his time, maybe ever.So the best was 820 years ago….
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