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M. Aurelius Valerius Maxentius, was the son of Maximianus and Eutropia, and received in marriage the daughter of Galerius. He was proclaimed Emperor in 306. In 312, he declared war against Constantine. He began to make preparations to pass into Gaul ; but Constantine anticipated his movements, and invaded Italy. Maxentius tried to escape over the Milvian bridge into Rome, but perished in the river.

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