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Constantine and the Cross. Constantine and the Cross (Italian: Costantino il grande) is a 1961 historical drama film about the early career of the emperor Constantine, who first legalized and then adopted Christianity in the early 4th century. The fictionalised film only stretches as far into his life as the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in AD 312.
Nov 1, 2017 · On this day in 312 A.D., Constantine is said to have received the vision of the Cross. After the death of the Western Emperor Constantius, there was a struggle for succession. Constantine was one of Constantius’ sons, and his father’s troops proclaimed him Emperor.
Constantine and the Cross: Directed by Lionello De Felice, Irving Rapper. With Cornel Wilde, Belinda Lee, Massimo Serato, Christine Kaufmann. Biopic of Constantine the Great, set between 293-312 AD, from his days as Tribune to his accession as Roman Emperor of Gaul under the tetrarchy system and ending with his battle against the usurper Roman Emperor Maxentius in Rome.
- (568)
- Adventure, Drama, History
- Lionello De Felice, Irving Rapper
- 1962-12
Jun 12, 2020 · Biopic of Constantine the Great, set between 293-312 AD, from his days as Tribune to his accession as Roman Emperor of Gaul under the tetrarchy system and en...
- 120 min
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May 10, 2021 · In 325 CE, Constantine’s mother, Helena, made a pilgrimage trip to Jerusalem. There she claimed to have discovered the sites associated with Jesus, including the "true cross". Constantine then constructed The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem and The Church of the Holy Sepulcher (housing the tomb of Jesus) in Jerusalem.
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Constantine and the Cross (AKA: Costantino il grande) is a 1961 historical drama film about the early career of the emperor Constantine, who first legalized ...
- 118 min
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Vision of the Cross. The Vision of the Cross describes the premonition Constantine had before the battle against Maxentius, according to which his army would achieve victory over its adversaries if it substituted the imperial eagles on its insignia with the symbol of the cross, thus officially recognising the new religion.
