HISTORY
ORIGINS OF CHRISTIANITY
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Christ
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Judea
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Caesar
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Jerusalem
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Detailed explanation-1: -Eusebius of Caesarea recounts that Constantine and his soldiers had a vision sent by the Christian God. This was interpreted as a promise of victory if the sign of the Chi Rho, the first two letters of Christ’s name in Greek, was painted on the soldiers’ shields.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Battle of Turin was fought in 312 between Roman emperor Constantine the Great and the troops of his rival Maxentius. Constantine won the battle, showing an early example of the tactical skill which was to characterise his later military career.
Detailed explanation-3: -On his march to battle, Constantine is said to have had a vision in which “he saw with his own eyes the trophy of a cross of light in the heavens, above the sun, and bearing the inscription, ‘In Hoc Singo Vinces’ (’with this sign, you shall win’).