古德明英語軍事小故事：改寫西方文明的一戰(zhàn)(中英對照)
古德明《征服英語》之英語軍事故事，古德明，香港英語教育作家，他開了一個《征服英語專欄》，在專欄中專門用英語寫了世界近代史上的軍事小故事，用英語講述歷史中那些驚心動魄的戰(zhàn)爭。改寫西方文明的一戰(zhàn)
the battle of the milvian bridge, which took place in october 312 between the two rivalling roman emperors constantine and maxentius, significantly changed the path of western civilisation.
on the evening before the battle, constantine, who was a pagan at the time, reportedly had a vision as he looked towards the setting sun. he saw a cross appear in the sky and he heard in latin,"in this sign, you will conquer." constantine therefore ordered his men to paint the sign of the cross upon their shields.
the next day, constantine won the battle although his troops were heavily outnumbered. he credited his victory to the god of the christians, and ordered the end of religious persecution. with the emperor as a patron, christianity became the dominant religion of the roman empire and ultimately of europe
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