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Statue of the Roman Emperor Constantine, Erected in 1998 at York Minster Oct 31st 2011, 10:04 Constantine ascended the throne of an empire that was fragmented and in disarray. Maxentius, son of Maximian, controlled Rome and Italy, proclaiming himself emperor in the West. Licinius, the legal emperor, was restricted to the province of Illyricum. Maxentius' father, Maximian, tried to overthrow him. Maximin Daia, Galerius' Caesar in the East, had his troops proclaim him emperor in the West. Overall, the political situation couldn't have been much worse, but Constantine kept quiet and bided his time. He and his troops remained in Gaul where he was able to strengthen his base of support. His own troops proclaimed him emperor in 306 in York after he succeeded his father, but he didn't push for this to be recognized by Galerius until around 310. After Galerius died, Licinius gave up trying to take control of the West from Maxentius and turned East in order to overthrow Maximin Daia who had succeeded Galerius. This, in turn, allowed Constantine to move against Maxentius. He defeated Maxentius' forces multiple times, but the decisive battle was at the Malvian Bridge where Maxentius drowned while trying to flee across the Tiber.

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