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Maxentius Timeline Game

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Maxentius was a Roman emperor who ruled from 306 to 312 AD. To learn more about his reign and the events surrounding it, you can play a timeline game where you place events in their correct chronological order.

  • Learn about Maxentius’ rise to power
  • Understand the Battle of Milvian Bridge
  • Explore the events leading to his defeat by Constantine
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  • 278 AD: Maxentius is born in 278 AD
  • 306 AD: Maxentius is appointed as co-emperor by his father Maximian in 306 AD
  • 307 AD: Maxentius marries Valeria Maximilla in 307 AD
  • 306 AD: Maxentius declares himself as Augustus in Rome in 306 AD
  • 308 AD: Maxentius constructs the Circus of Maxentius in Rome in 308 AD
  • 307 AD: Maxentius defeats Severus II in the Battle of Turin in 307 AD
  • 312 AD: Maxentius defeats Constantine I in the Battle of Verona in 312 AD
  • 312 AD: Maxentius is defeated by Constantine I in the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in 312 AD
  • 312 AD: Maxentius drowns in the Tiber River while fleeing from the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in 312 AD
  • 312 AD: Maxentius is deposed as emperor by Constantine I in 312 AD
  • 312 AD: Maxentius' body is retrieved from the Tiber River and buried in the Mausoleum of Hadrian in 312 AD
  • 313 AD: Maxentius is condemned as a tyrant by the Senate in 313 AD
  • 313 AD: Maxentius' statues and inscriptions are destroyed in Rome in 313 AD
  • 313 AD: Maxentius' memory is damned in Christian sources as a persecutor of Christians
  • 4th century: Maxentius is posthumously rehabilitated by his descendants in the 4th century
  • 4th century: Maxentius is portrayed positively in later sources as a victim of Constantine's propaganda
  • early 4th century: Maxentius' reign is remembered as a time of relative peace and prosperity in Rome
  • modern times: Maxentius' legacy is debated by historians as a failed usurper or a legitimate ruler
  • modern times: Maxentius' image appears in art and literature as a tragic figure in Roman history

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