In hoc signo vinces" in the sky.
One historian wrote that the victor of this battle later sought purification from a Spaniard named Aegyptus after locking his wife in a hot bath to die. Another account says that the losing commander's body was sunk into the mud the following day, and the mere sight of his head convinced the people to turn away from him. The events leading up to this battle include the death of Ruricius Pompeianus, the praetorian prefect who'd served as a key general for the loser. Prior to the battle, the victor may have crafted a labarum – composed of a straight pike and transverse beam draped by a silken cloth – after witnessing the inscription "In hoc signo vinces" in the sky. For 10 points, name this victory over Maxentius in 312 AD, which allowed the rise of Constantine the Great and is named for a structure near the Tiber River.
One historian wrote that the victor of this battle later sought purification from a Spaniard named Aegyptus after locking his wife in a hot bath to die.
Battle of the Milvian Bridge