surrender of Verona all opposition to Constantine in the north of Italy collapsed. Furthermore, the cities in Etruria and Umbria declared for Constantine allowing him to march directly on Rome itself. At the Battle of the Milvian Bridge, immediately outside Rome, Constantine defeated Maxentius for the final time. Maxentius was killed during the battle and Constantine became ruler of the western half of the Roman Empire. See also Cornuti Notes References Primary Zosimus, Historia Nova Secondary Odahl, Charles Matson. Constantine and the Christian Empire. New York: Routledge, 2004. Hardcover Paperback 312 Verona 312 Verona 312 Verona 312 History of Verona 310s in the Roman Empire